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Lead Design Engineer — Growth & Marketing

Perplexity

Perplexity

Marketing & Communications, Design, Sales & Business Development
San Francisco, CA, USA · New York, NY, USA
USD 250k-385k / year + Equity
Posted on Feb 11, 2026

Location

San Francisco, New York City

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

Hybrid

Department

Product Engineering

Compensation

  • $250K – $385K • Offers Equity

U.S. Benefits

Full-time U.S. employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits program including equity, health, dental, vision, retirement, fitness, commuter and dependent care accounts, and more.

International Benefits

Full-time employees outside the U.S. enjoy a comprehensive benefits program tailored to their region of residence.

USD salary ranges apply only to U.S.-based positions. International salaries are set based on the local market. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above.

Perplexity is seeking an experienced Lead Design Engineer to help revolutionize the way people search and interact online.

Tech Stack: React | TypeScript | Tailwind | Python

Responsibilities

  • Work directly with the designers, marketers, and engineers to bring beautiful and impactful introductory web experiences to life. These experiences are the introduction to our products and brand and have immense potential impact when done well.

  • Work with and improve the tools that enable effective marketing sites like our CMS, design system, i18n process, SEO/AEO, a/b testing.

  • Always be thinking about how to improve design quality, fit & finish, and team velocity.

Key Qualifications

  • Experience building and maintaining high traffic web experiences for marketing or similar purposes

  • Genuine interest in collaborating with marketing and brand design—how can we effectively tell the story or Perplexity?

  • Strong coding fundamentals, and some experience working across the stack.

  • Knowledgeable about web design and UI patterns at scale

  • Passion for prototyping, experimentation, and creating accessible experiences

  • Extreme ownership mindset

  • Takes pride in getting the small details right

  • 8+ years of industry experience with 4+ years in a design/marketing engineering

Compensation Range: $250K - $385K