Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Integrations)
Perplexity is hiring a Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Integrations) in San Francisco, United States. It pays $220k-$405k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Perplexity.
Level's read on this job
- Level rates this software engineer role Builds AI ●●●●: the job is building AI systems.
- Pay on this posting starts 31% higher than the typical software engineer posting on Level.
- The posting mentions TypeScript, Next Js and React among its tools and skills.
- Level classes it as a senior role.
- Perplexity has 130 other open roles on Level.
AI in this role
Build agentic apps, features, and applied AI systems connecting Perplexity to user data and workflows across multiple verticals.
Description
In 2026, we launched Computer, the defining product for the new era of agentic AI. Millions of people now use Perplexity to transform knowledge into action, and the Integrations team builds the systems and products that let Perplexity connect to user data and workflows across multiple verticals, turning connected data into reliable, AI-powered experiences people use every day.
As an engineer on the Integrations team at Perplexity, you’ll define the technical direction of products that connect Perplexity to workflows across multiple verticals and work full-stack to build these applied AI systems. You’ll move quickly, owning outcomes end-to-end, and building useful products people reach for every day.
Tech Stack: TypeScript | Next.js | React | Python | PostgreSQL | Eppo | AWS
Why Perplexity is different
Craftsmanship. We build high-quality, tasteful products targeting both the AI-native and AI-curious.
Ownership. You identify the problem, design the solution and ship it.
Entrepreneurship. We think like founders, act with urgency, and hustle to deliver for each other and our users.
Scholarship. Work among highly talented peers, pursuing knowledge and truth, upleveling ourselves, our teams, and our products.
Partnership. We amplify each other’s strengths, break down silos, and give selflessly to help our colleagues deliver excellence.
What you'll do
Build agentic apps, features, and workflows that make Perplexity a daily driver for users.
Lead vertical-specific products and AI-powered experiences like a Personal CFO and Email Assistant, turning connected data into reliable, high-impact tools people want to use every day.
Own the data backbone of pipelines, infrastructure, and connectors that bring user and enterprise data to agents and products at a 99.9% reliability bar.
Drive end-to-end projects across the full stack, running experiments in parallel and hill-climbing on adoption, retention, and revenue.
Set technical direction, mentor engineers, and partner with AI, Design, Data Science, and Infra to ship products that don't exist anywhere else.
Qualifications
6+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a track record of rapidly shipping complex products end-to-end.
Demonstrated technical leadership: you've owned large, ambiguous projects, set direction, and driven them to clear outcomes.
Strong execution: you ship many products and experiments in parallel and drive each to a measurable result.
Strong product judgment; you translate user behavior and product opportunities into simple, effective technical solutions.
An "extra zero" mindset: you aim for outcomes that are 10x, not 10%, and own the result end-to-end.
Self-motivated with strong ownership instincts; you propose ideas, ship features ahead of schedule, and drive improvements without asking for permission.
Experience mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar of a team.
Genuine interest in and adoption of AI products and willingness to learn quickly.
Nice to have
Domain expertise in verticals such as finance, healthcare, legal, or operations.
Experience building agentic product surfaces.
Time at a fast-growing startup or high-ownership engineering team.
How we rate this
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Integrations) at Perplexity rates 85 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Builds AI (AI Level 4 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Builds AI. The job is building AI systems.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.
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Pay
- This job starts at
- $220k
- Typical software engineer job
- $168k
This posting starts 31% above the typical software engineer job. See software engineer jobs
Questions you could be asked
- Tell me about a project where full stack was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where agentic ai was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where applied ai was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where system architecture was part of your work. What did you do?
- Walk me through how you've used TypeScript in your day-to-day work.
Adapt your resume
- List these exact terms on your resume: Full Stack, Agentic AI, Applied AI, System Architecture, and TypeScript. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
- Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.
- Lead with what you built, trained or shipped. This role is judged on the AI system itself, not the tools around it.
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