Perplexity AI

Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Monetization)

San Francisco · Staff+

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 89 days ago

TypeScriptPythonReactNext.jsFull-Stack DevelopmentPostgreSQLAWSDockerData ScienceA/B TestingCollaboration

About the role

In 2026, we launched Computer, the defining product for the new era of agentic AI.
You'll work across subscriptions, usage-based billing, and enterprise contracts to ensure every revenue path is reliable, observable, and easy to extend.
Tech Stack: Python | Go | Stripe | PostgreSQL | AWS | Docker WHY PERPLEXITY IS DIFFERENT - Craftsmanship.

Design, build, and own the billing platform and monetization systems that power Computer and every paid experience across Perplexity.
Lead features end-to-end, from problem definition through technical design, implementation, and launch, including the billing API abstractions that let product teams ship new SKUs, pricing models, and monetization experiments with minimal friction.
Build and operate the subscription, invoicing, and usage-based billing systems that serve millions of users across consumer and enterprise plans.
Build internal tooling that empowers Support and Finance to diagnose and resolve billing issues quickly.
Millions of people now use Perplexity to transform knowledge into action, and every action an agent takes is metered, budgeted, and settled through the billing platform this role owns.
The usage-based billing system this team owns is foundational to

4+ years of professional software engineering experience.
Strong backend engineering skills in Python with the ability to reason about complex distributed systems.
Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL) and making data-informed decisions to prioritize work.
Direct experience building or scaling billing, payments, subscription, or monetization systems.
Deep familiarity with payment processors (Stripe, Square, etc.), including subscriptions, invoicing, disputes, refunds, and webhooks.
Demonstrated experience and appetite for building in-house billing solutions that rival leading best-in-class buy options.
Strong product judgment, you translate user and stakeholder problems into simple, effective technical solutions.
Self-motivated with strong ownership instincts, you ship major features ahead of schedule and drive improvements without asking for permission.
Track record of cross-functional collaboration with Finance, Support, or Growth stakeholders.
Genuine interest and adoption of AI products and willingness to learn quickly.

2+ years of hands-on experience with the Stripe APIs and SDKs.
Experience with usage-based or metered billing models, especially metering agent actions, tokens, or other non-traditional units.
Experience with Apple and Google Play in-app purchase billing.
Familiarity with growth experimentation and PLG/self-serve SaaS monetization.
Full-stack experience (our frontend is Next.js/React/TypeScript).
Experience in a regulatory or compliance-heavy billing environment.
Time spent at a fast-growing startup or on a high-ownership engineering team.

Scholarship. Work among highly talented peers, pursuing knowledge and truth, upleveling ourselves, our teams, and our products.
Python | Go | Stripe | PostgreSQL | AWS | Docker

Hill-climb on reliability: tiered SLOs organized by customer impact, proactive monitoring, and alerting to catch revenue-affecting issues before customers do.
As a monetization engineer at Perplexity, you'll own the abstractions that let product teams ship new SKUs, run pricing experiments, and convert users into paying customers, without needing to understand billing internals.

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