Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Design System)
Perplexity3 months ago
Seattle, WA, USA +2 moreMid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$220k - $405k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and build reusable core UI primitives with coherent component APIs.
- Author, generate, and publish design tokens across web, iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows.
- Collaborate with design to translate Figma systems into typed, testable, documented components.
- Migrate product surfaces from bespoke implementations to shared design-system primitives.
- Build accessible components supporting keyboard navigation, focus management, contrast, screen readers, and automated coverage.
- Support consuming teams through documentation, visual regression coverage, and an on-call rotation.
Requirements
- 4+ years of production frontend engineering experience.
- Experience with a design system, component library, or shared UI platform is a plus.
- Strong React, TypeScript, and CSS skills.
- Interest in building reusable components.
- Working knowledge of accessibility, including WCAG, ARIA patterns, and assistive technology.
- Comfort collaborating closely with designers on visual and interaction language.
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About Perplexity
Perplexity builds an AI-powered answer engine for web and mobile and an enterprise product, Perplexity Computer, for AI-driven workflows across tools and apps. The company monetizes through individual subscriptions (Perplexity Pro) and enterprise plans. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in San Francisco, it operates as a privately held company.