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Perplexity · 6 hours ago

Frontend Engineer - Design Systems

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$210K/yr - $385K/yr
date4+ years exp

Perplexity is seeking an experienced Frontend-focused Engineer to help revolutionize the way people search and interact online. In this role, you'll be developing the future of AI products.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)ChatbotMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSearch Engine
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Responsibilities

Work with the design systems team to build an excellent user interaction layer for all features. This includes both standard reusable components but also primitive pieces of generative UI
Work with and improve the components that form the building blocks of Perplexity's frontend
Always be thinking about how to improve interaction quality, fit & finish, and team velocity

Qualification

ReactTypeScriptUI patternsTailwindPythonDockerAWSPrototypingExperimentationCreating accessible experiencesExtreme ownership mindsetAttention to detail

Required

Experience building and maintaining user interface systems at a large scale
Strong coding fundamentals, and some experience working across the stack
Ability to build foundations that others can build on top of
Experience with highly interactive React applications using strongly typed code
Knowledgeable about design and UI patterns at scale
Passion for prototyping, experimentation, and creating accessible experiences
Extreme ownership mindset
Takes pride in getting the small details right
4+ years of industry experience

Company

Perplexity

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Perplexity is an AI-powered answer engine designed to provide accurate, real-time responses to user queries.
dateFounded in 2022
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
https://www.perplexity.ai

H1B Sponsorship

Perplexity has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (12)
2024 (7)
2023 (2)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$1.48B
Key Investors
Cristiano RonaldoNuVenturesAccel
2025-12-05Undisclosed
2025-09-10Series Unknown· $200M
2025-08-15Secondary Market

Leadership Team

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Aravind Srinivas
Cofounder, President, CEO
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Denis Yarats
Co-Founder & CTO
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