--- title: Member Technical Staff at Perplexity in New York, NY description: Perplexity is hiring for the Member Technical Staff role in New York, NY. Pays $140K–$160K per year. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/member-tehnical-staff-at-perplexity-01a10c54-5764-7160-9a27-9f9430631283 date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join Perplexity as Member Technical Staff in New York, NY. Pays $140K–$160K per year. Full-time role. Requires 5+ years of experience. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/c404ir.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [Perplexity](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/perplexity?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | San Francisco, CA | | **Salary** | $140K/yr - $160K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Oct 05, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** B · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** Perplexity sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 28 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** Perplexity uses E-Verify. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $218,000 – $313,000 a year (median $250,000). ## Description **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 ## Skills - Debugging - Browser Developer Tools - Perplexity AI - Test Documentation - Integration Testing - Browser Compatibility - Cursor - Test Planning - Web Testing - Agentic Coding Tools - Quality Assurance - Communication - Claude Code - Test Case Design ## Related - [More jobs at Perplexity](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/perplexity?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Technology & Software jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Software Development jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software/software-development?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Technical Lead jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software/software-development/technical-lead?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260757 jobs - [Software Products](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/software-products?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 118920 jobs - [San Francisco, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/san-francisco?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 27904 jobs - [Perplexity](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/perplexity?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 233 jobs ## Related pages - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260757 jobs - [Software Products](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/software-products?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 118920 jobs - [San Francisco, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/san-francisco?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 27904 jobs - [Perplexity](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/perplexity?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 233 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)