Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Monetization)Active$220K–$405K

Perplexity
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The opportunity

In 2026, we launched Computer, the defining product for the new era of agentic AI. 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.

What you'll do

  • 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.

  • Hill-climb on reliability: tiered SLOs organized by customer impact, proactive monitoring, and alerting to catch revenue-affecting issues before customers do.

  • Partner closely with Finance, Data Science, Growth, Security, Support, and: go-to-market teams to keep billing data accurate, auditable, and compliant, and to expand payment method coverage and optimize authorization rates globally.

  • Build internal tooling that empowers Support and Finance to diagnose and resolve billing issues quickly.

What they're looking for

  • + years of professional software engineering experience.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.