Member of Technical Staff, Perplexity AI
Full Stack Engineer, Finance
$220-405k
+ Equity
Conversational AI-powered search tool
Job no longer available
Conversational AI-powered search tool
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$220-405k
+ Equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To advance the way people discover and share information.
Role
Who you are
- Strong programming skills with the ability to work across the full stack (backend services, APIs, databases, and web interfaces)
- Experience building financial systems, billing platforms, or working with financial data at scale
- Deep understanding of accounting principles, revenue recognition standards (ASC 606), and financial compliance requirements
- Proven ability to design secure, accurate, and auditable systems with strong data integrity and reconciliation capabilities
- Experience with business intelligence tools, data visualization, and building self-service analytics platforms
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy in handling financial data and transactions
- 4+ years of industry experience in software engineering, preferably with exposure to fintech, finance engineering, or business systems
What the job involves
- Perplexity is seeking an experienced Full Stack Engineer to help revolutionize the way people search, learn, and get things done online
- In this role, you'll translate cutting-edge AI advances into product experiences that power our financial operations, revenue systems, and business intelligence infrastructure
- Our tech stack includes Python, Go, Rust, TypeScript, React, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, vLLM, and AWS
- The Finance Engineering team builds the critical systems and infrastructure that power Perplexity's financial operations at scale
- We own the end-to-end technology stack for revenue recognition, billing automation, financial reporting, compliance systems, and business intelligence platforms
- The team works at the intersection of engineering excellence and financial precision, building robust, auditable systems that handle complex subscription models, enterprise contracts, usage-based billing, and global payment processing
- We partner closely with Finance, Accounting, Legal, and Revenue Operations teams to automate workflows, ensure data accuracy, enable strategic decision-making, and support Perplexity's rapid growth with scalable, compliant financial technology solutions
- Design, build, and scale financial systems and infrastructure including revenue recognition, billing automation, invoicing, and payment processing
- Develop and maintain business intelligence platforms, data pipelines, and reporting dashboards that provide real-time visibility into financial metrics and business performance
- Build integrations with third-party financial systems including accounting software (NetSuite, QuickBooks), payment processors (Stripe, PayPal), and enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms
- Create automated workflows for financial operations including reconciliation, expense management, procurement, and compliance reporting
- Implement robust data validation, audit trails, and compliance controls to ensure accuracy and meet regulatory requirements (SOX, GDPR, etc.)
- Collaborate with Finance, Accounting, Legal, and Revenue Operations teams to understand requirements and deliver solutions that streamline operations and support strategic initiatives
Application process
- Roles and teams at Perplexity are fluid. By applying to this position, you will be eligible to join teams across Perplexity Engineering. During the interview process, we look forward to learning more about your unique talents and figuring out where in our organization you’ll grow and thrive the most
Our take
As AI continues to drive changes in both business operations and day-to-day lives, Perplexity AI delivers an intelligent search engine powered by conversational AI, to improve search outcomes and "unlock the power of knowledge" for all.
Reaching impressive heights of 22M monthly visits, Perplexity's "ask anything" method of search is clearly a popular one. And what sets it apart from other search engines is in its answers, which are concise and fully cited, responding to the user query rather than simply providing a place in which they can scroll to find it themselves.
The company has raised substantial funding, with contributions from former execs at companies like OpenAI, Meta, and Quora, demonstrating the interest that it has drummed up in the space. Having doubled its annual recurring revenue between 2023 and 24, this investment will allow Perplexity AI to continue building out its product, and accelerate growth into the future.
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Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Sep 2025
$200m
LATE VC
Jul 2025
$100m
LATE VC
Total funding: $1.7bn
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Aravind Srinivas
(Co-Founder, President & CEO)Former Research Scientist at OpenAI, who has interned in Research at Google and Deep Mind. Obtained a PhD in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley.
Denis Yarats
(Co-Founder & CTO)Prior to co-founding Perplexity in 2022, Denis was an AI Research Scientist at Facebook AI Research, a Staff ML Engineer at Quora, and a Software Development Engineer at Microsoft.
Johnny Ho
(Co-Founder & CSO)Previously a Quantitative Trader at Tower Research Capital, and Engineer at Quora.
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