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At a glance
Perplexity is hiring a Member of Technical Staff (Senior QA Web Engineer) in New York, NY; San Francisco, CA. It is a full-time role in Software & IT, asking for at least 5 years of experience, first listed on November 1. The advertised pay is $140,000–$160,000 a year. Perplexity has 99 other openings in the US, 60 of them in New York, NY. Across all employers on USA Jobs 24 there are 711 Software & IT openings in New York, NY today; the typical one asks for 5 years and advertises about $214,000 a year at the midpoint.
How the pay compares
Perplexity advertises $140,000 to $160,000 a year, a midpoint of $150,000 a year. Where an offer lands in a range usually depends on experience and on the exact location. That is lower than about 89% of the 592 software & IT jobs in New York that publish a yearly rate on USA Jobs 24, where the typical midpoint is $213,000 a year. To see roughly what this leaves after federal and New York tax, try our take-home pay calculator.
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- Check the location works for you. This role is based in New York, NY (or one of 1 other locations). If you would need to move, ask whether relocation help is offered.
- Match the experience. The advert asks for at least 5 years of experience. If you are a little short, a close match on the skills in the advert can still win an interview.
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About hiring at Perplexity
Perplexity has 100 openings on USA Jobs 24 today across 4 states. Most are in software & IT (32), data & AI (18) and marketing (12). The biggest locations are San Francisco, CA (97), New York, NY (61) and Palo Alto, CA (10). 3% of them are remote, 3% are open to entry-level candidates and 99% show pay. We collect Perplexity's jobs every day straight from its own careers system (Ashby), never from job boards or agencies.
The employer's advert
This is Perplexity's own description of the job, copied word for word from its careers site. We have not edited it.
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About the Role
We’re looking for a Senior QA Web Engineer to join our Web QA team and help maintain the quality of the core web experience used by millions of people every day.
In this role, you’ll test the web products and work closely with engineers to find, report, and help resolve issues early. You’ll also look at how the web experience fits into the wider Perplexity product ecosystem, making sure key flows work consistently across surfaces.
Key Responsibilities
Test Perplexity’s web product across browsers, devices, and screen sizes, checking functionality, reliability, and performance throughout the development cycle.
Run end-to-end integration testing with other Perplexity products, validating shared flows, accounts, and features.
Work directly with engineers to prioritize critical bugs, write clear and actionable bug reports, and help get issues resolved.
Create and maintain test documentation, including test cases, checklists, and test plans, keeping them current as the product changes.
Analyze high-impact user-reported issues and incidents, then share insights that help improve both the product and our QA process.
Fix small, low-risk issues yourself where appropriate, shipping simple fixes to reduce engineering overhead and speed up resolution.
Qualifications
5+ years of experience in QA, with strong hands-on experience testing web applications
Solid experience with web testing, including cross-browser and responsive testing, debugging with browser DevTools (console, network, performance), and validating functionality across environments and builds
Experience with integration and end-to-end testing across multiple connected products or services
Strong communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with engineering, product, and other QA teams
Proactive use of AI coding tools (e.g. Cursor, Claude Code) to navigate the codebase, debug issues, and ship small fixes independently
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