Member of Tehnical Staff (Senior QA Web Engineer)

Perplexity AI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Perplexity AI in San Francisco seeks a Senior Web QA Engineer to own manual and automated testing of the core web experience used by millions. You will collaborate closely with developers to identify, report, and resolve issues across browsers and devices, ensuring reliability and performance throughout the product lifecycle.

You’ll drive end-to-end testing for integrated product flows, contribute to test plans and documentation, and help improve QA processes and tooling while shipping fixes to

Qualifications

• 5+ years of QA experience testing web applications.
• Strong communication skills for collaboration with engineers and product teams.
• Experience with integration and end-to-end testing across connected products.
• Proactive use of AI coding tools to navigate code and ship fixes.
• Solid web testing across cross-browser, responsive, and varied environments.

Responsibilities

• Test Perplexity’s web product across browsers, devices, and screen sizes.
• Run end-to-end integration testing with other Perplexity products.
• Work with engineers to prioritise bugs and write actionable reports.
• Create and maintain test documentation, test cases, and plans.
• Analyze user-reported issues and suggest QA process improvements.
• Fix small, low-risk issues when appropriate to speed up resolution.

Skills

Web testing

Cross-browser

End-to-end testing

AI coding tools

Bug reporting

Communication

Job description

• We’re looking for a Senior Web QA 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 product hands‑on 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
• 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 prioritise 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
• Analyse 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

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in QA, with strong hands-on experience testing web applications
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with engineering, product, and other QA teams
• Experience with integration and end-to-end testing across multiple connected products or services
• Proactive use of AI coding tools (e.g. Cursor, Claude Code) to navigate the codebase, debug issues, and ship small fixes independently
• 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