Perplexity AI is looking for an experienced Mobile Engineer with focus on Android to join our small team revolutionizing the way people search and interact with the internet. You will be responsible for building and maintaining the Perplexity Android app.
The ideal candidate should have strong programming skills, an interest in search and large language models, and a passion for delivering a great UX backed by a quality UI.
Responsibilities
- You will develop a native Android app for Perplexity's evolving product.
- You will define the processes around mobile development, including testing, release, monitoring.
- You will work with the core team to design and implement novel mobile experiences.
Requirements
- 4+ years industry experience
- Expertise in Android Compose
- Expertise in Kotlin Coroutines and Flow
- Strong Android fundamentals and a proven track record of working with a modern Android stack built in Kotlin
- Enjoys the craft of building nice UI, creating a good UX, and writing code that can be reused by others
- Understands how to manage performance and speed on the front end
- Comfortable working with a small, fast-moving team, must be willing to dive in and take ownership
- A passion for shipping
Our cash compensation range for this role is $160,000 - $200,000.
At Perplexity, we've experienced tremendous growth and adoption since publicly launching the world's first fully functional conversational answer engine just over a year ago. Our AI-powered search assistant has amassed 10 million monthly active users as of early 2024, with our mobile apps installed over 1 million times across iOS and Android devices. In 2023 alone, we served over 500 million queries from users around the globe.
To support our rapid expansion, we've raised significant funding from some of the most respected investors in technology. In January 2024, we raised $73.6 million in a Series B round led by IVP, with participation from NVIDIA, Jeff Bezos' investment fund, NEA, Databricks, and other prominent firms. We followed that up with a $62.7 million Series B1 round in April 2024 led by Daniel Gross, valuing Perplexity at over $1 billion.
Our prominent investor base includes IVP, NEA, Jeff Bezos, NVIDIA, Databricks, Bessemer Venture Partners, Elad Gil, Nat Friedman, Naval Ravikant, Tobi Lutke, and many other visionary individuals.
Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including, experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above.
Equity: In addition to the base salary, equity is part of the total compensation package.
Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents. Includes a 401(k) plan.
