Frontend Engineer - Design Systems

Perplexity
Product EngineeringPosted 24 February 2026

Job Description

Perplexity is seeking an experienced Frontend-focused Engineer to help revolutionize the way people search and interact online. In this role, you'll be developing the future of AI products.Tech Stack: Tailwind | React | TypeScript | CSSResponsibilitiesWork with the design systems team to build an excellent user interaction layer for all features. This includes both standard reusable components but also primitive pieces of generative UI.Work with and improve the components that form the building blocks of Perplexity's frontendAlways be thinking about how to improve interaction quality, fit & finish, and team velocityKey QualificationsExperience building and maintaining user interface systems at a large scaleStrong coding fundamentals, and some experience working across the stack.Ability to build foundations that others can build on top of.Experience with highly interactive React applications using strongly typed codeKnowledgeable about design and UI patterns at scalePassion for prototyping, experimentation, and creating accessible experiencesExtreme ownership mindsetTakes pride in getting the small details right4+ years of industry experienceAI is at the heart of what we build, and using it effectively is an expectation for every role here. During interviews, we want to see how you think and make decisions—qualities that will directly influence our AI development. With that in mind, please avoid using AI tools throughout the process unless we indicate otherwise.