Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Monetization)

About this role

Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Monetization)

Perplexity AI · San Francisco · New York City

Applied AIonsite$220k–$405k

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At a glance

Highlights

• Own the billing platform powering Perplexity Computer and agentic products.
• Meter every agent action in real time and settle costs across new models.
• Build abstractions letting product teams ship SKUs and pricing experiments.

What they offer

• Equity
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Retirement plan
• Fitness benefits
• Commuter benefits
• Dependent care accounts

Ideal candidate

A product-minded owner who loves high-craft, reliable systems and cross-functional partnership with Finance and Growth. You think like a founder, move fast, and care about turning agentic AI usage into seamless paid experiences.

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Direct experience building or scaling billing, payments, subscription, or monetization systems
• Deep familiarity with payment processors including subscriptions, invoicing, disputes, refunds, and webhooks
• Demonstrated experience building in-house billing solutions
• Strong backend engineering skills in Python and complex distributed systems
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL) and data-informed decisions
• Strong product judgment translating stakeholder problems into simple technical solutions
• Self-motivated with strong ownership instincts
• Track record of cross-functional collaboration with Finance, Support, or Growth
• Genuine interest and adoption of AI products and willingness to learn quickly