Perplexity · 1 month ago
Android Engineer - Comet (San Franscisco, Palo Alto, New York, London, Belgrade)
Perplexity AI is looking for an experienced Android Engineer to join their team revolutionizing the way people browse the Internet. The role involves building and expanding Comet for Android, focusing on delivering a great user experience backed by quality UI.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)ChatbotMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSearch Engine
Responsibilities
Develop a performant native Android app that millions of users around the world enjoy using
Ensure a high craft and quality bar, both in the user experience and the developer experience
Work closely with design teams to design fast and intuitive UI
Collaborate with data science and machine learning teams to instrument, analyze, and improve the end-to-end experience
Work with infrastructure and QA teams on deployment processes, including testing, release, and monitoring
Qualification
Required
4+ years industry experience
Expertise in Jetpack Compose, Kotlin Coroutines and Flow
Strong Android fundamentals and a proven track record of working with a modern Android stack built in Kotlin
Understands how to manage performance and speed
Comfortable working with a small, fast-moving team, must be willing to dive in and take ownership
A passion for shipping
Preferred
Deep experience with Gradle, JNI, Kotlinization of codebases and tooling in large codebases
Experience with Chromium development for Android
Benefits
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents.
Includes a 401(k) plan.
Company
Perplexity
Perplexity is an AI-powered answer engine designed to provide accurate, real-time responses to user queries.
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.48BKey Investors
Cristiano RonaldoNuVenturesAccel
2025-12-05Undisclosed
2025-09-10Series Unknown· $200M
2025-08-15Secondary Market
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