Perplexity
Member of Technical Staff (Senior QA Web Engineer)
$140K–$160K
New York City +1 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026
- Location
- New York City
San Francisco - Experience
- 5+ years of QA experience.
About the job
Tests Perplexity’s web products and cross-product flows, works with engineers to resolve issues, and maintains quality across the development cycle.
What you'll do
- Test web products across browsers, devices, and screen sizes, including functionality, reliability, and performance.
- Run end-to-end integration tests across Perplexity products and collaborate with engineers to prioritize and resolve bugs.
- Maintain test documentation, analyze user-reported issues, and ship small, low-risk fixes where appropriate.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of QA experience, including hands-on web application testing.
- Experience with cross-browser and responsive testing, browser DevTools, debugging, and validating functionality across environments and builds.
- Experience with integration and end-to-end testing across connected products or services.
- Strong communication skills and proactive use of AI coding tools to debug and ship small fixes.
Pay
$140K – $160K (USD, base salary)
Tools
browser DevTools, Cursor, Claude Code
AI focus
Use AI coding tools to navigate the codebase, debug issues, and ship small fixes independently.
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