Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Monetization)

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹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 billing API abstractions that let product teams ship new SKUs and pricing models
• ▹Build and operate the subscription, invoicing, and usage-based billing systems serving millions of users across consumer and enterprise plans
• ▹Hill-climb on reliability: tiered SLOs organized by customer impact, proactive monitoring, and alerting for revenue-affecting issues
• ▹Partner closely with Finance, Data Science, Growth, Security, Support, and go-to-market teams to keep billing data accurate and expand payment coverage
• ▹Build internal tooling that empowers Support and Finance to diagnose and resolve billing issues quickly

Requirements

• ▹4+ 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 data-informed prioritization
• ▹Strong product judgment, translating user and stakeholder problems into simple, effective technical solutions
• ▹Self-motivated with strong ownership instincts, shipping major features without waiting for permission
• ▹Track record of cross-functional collaboration with Finance, Support, or Growth stakeholders
• ▹Genuine interest in and adoption of AI products
• ▹Team tech stack: Python, Go, Stripe, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker

Nice to have

• ▹2+ years of hands-on experience with the Stripe APIs and SDKs
• ▹Experience with usage-based or metered billing models, especially metering agent actions, tokens, or other non-traditional units
• ▹Experience with Apple and Google Play in-app purchase billing
• ▹Familiarity with growth experimentation and PLG/self-serve SaaS monetization
• ▹Experience building platform constructs that support pricing experiments and A/B testing
• ▹Full-stack experience (frontend is Next.js/React/TypeScript)
• ▹Experience in a regulatory or compliance-heavy billing environment
• ▹Time spent at a fast-growing startup or high-ownership engineering team

Soft skills

About the company

In 2026, Perplexity launched Computer, the defining product for the new era of agentic AI; the monetization team owns metering, budgeting, and settlement for every agent action.