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Frontend Engineer - Design Systems

Perplexity
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/13/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/10/2026
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.

Tech Stack: Tailwind | React | TypeScript | Python | Docker | AWS

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

Key Qualifications

  • 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

Compensation Range: $180K - $300K

Salary : $180,000 - $300,000

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