Frontend Software Engineer - Product

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Perplexity is looking for an experienced product-focused Frontend Engineer to join our small team revolutionizing the way people search and interact with the internet. You will be responsible for building the interface that powers the future of curiosity.
We use TypeScript, React, Tailwind CSS, and Next.JS on the frontend. The ideal candidate should be familiar with these technologies at scale.
Responsibilities

• Develop new user interfaces for Perplexity's evolving technologies & products
• Work with and improve the components that form the foundation of Perplexity's frontend
• Iterate closely with design to prototype, implement, and polish new features & enhancements
• Optimize streaming, rendering, and interaction performance
• Create accessible elements and user experiences
  

Qualifications

• Experience with designing & shipping user-facing features in web applications
• Understands state abstractions in large-scale codebases
• Familiar with the quirks and qualities of CSS
• Knowledgeable about design patterns & common user-experience flows
• Passion for prototyping and creating accessible experiences
• Can take ownership and work with a small, agile team
• Takes pride in getting the details right and operates from empathy
• 4+ years of industry experience
• Can reference of prior work in shipped web applications
  

The cash compensation range for this role is $180,000 - $240,000.
At Perplexity, we've experienced tremendous growth and adoption since publicly launching the world's first fully functional conversational answer engine in 2022. We've grown from answering 2.5 million questions per day at the start of 2024 to around 20 million daily queries in December 2024. We also offer Perplexity Enterprise Pro, which counts leading companies like Nvidia, the Cleveland Cavaliers, Bridgewater, and Zoom as customers.
To support our rapid expansion, we've raised significant funding from some of the most respected technology investors. Our investor base includes IVP, NEA, Jeff Bezos, NVIDIA, Databricks, Bessemer Venture Partners, Elad Gil, Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, Naval Ravikant, Tobi Lutke, and many other visionary individuals. In 2024, our employee base grew nearly 300%, and we're just getting started.
Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including, experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above.
Equity: In addition to the base salary, equity may be part of the total compensation package.
Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents. Includes a 401(k) plan.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care, Non-profit Organizations, and Government Administration

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