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Perplexity

An answer engine that replies with sources instead of a list of links. People use it to look things up. Companies use Enterprise Pro and Perplexity Computer to get work done.

Based in San Francisco, Palo Alto, New York, Austin, Washington, D.C., London, Berlin and Belgrade
Headcount not published
Founded 2022
138 open roles

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Jack’s take. Jack is an AI agent who finds your next job and helps you land it.

“Most of the open roles are in San Francisco. Perplexity also hires in New York, London, Belgrade and Berlin.”

Jack’s take on Perplexity

The questions people ask Jack about Perplexity

Reported annualized revenue is above $750M

$100M

$150M+

$450M+

$750M+

Mar 2025Aug 2025Mar 2026Sept 2026

The New York Times sued Perplexity in December 2025 for copyright infringement. In August 2025 a federal judge in New York refused to dismiss a copyright case by Dow Jones and the New York Post. These bars are not one measure. The March 2025 bar is annualized revenue the CEO posted. It leaves out free trials. The August 2025 bar is annual recurring revenue its head of communications gave Business Insider. Later bars are reported run rates from the Financial Times and The Information. Perplexity has not published audited revenue.

The CEO told CNBC the company plans to go public in 2028.

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

The $20B figure is reported commitments, not a closed round

About $520M

$1B+

$9B

$18B

$20B

Jan 2024Apr 2024Dec 2024July 2025Sept 2025

Backed by

IVP

NEA

NVIDIA

Accel

Vision Fund

Bezos Expeditions

IVP led the $73.6M Series B. The company named NEA, NVIDIA and Jeff Bezos among the investors.

Reuters reported a $520M valuation on the January 2024 round. The company announced that round and did not state the valuation in its own post. Perplexity said the April 2024 round took the valuation over $1B. Bloomberg reported a closed $500M round at $9B in December 2024. Perplexity declined to comment. Bloomberg reported an $18B valuation in July 2025, from a person familiar with the deal. In September 2025 The Information reported a $200M round at $20B. Reuters described that report as investor commitments and said Perplexity did not respond. In September 2026 Fast Company reported Nvidia talks that would value the company above $30B. That round is not closed.

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

The Financial Times reported more than 100 million monthly users

10M

100M+

Jan 2024Apr 2026

The 10 million figure is Perplexity’s own count of monthly active users in January 2024. The later figure is what the Financial Times reported in 2026. Perplexity has not stated a headcount.

Sources 1, 2

Three cofounders still run the company

Previously

Aravind SrinivasCofounder, president and CEO

OpenAI

Denis YaratsCofounder and CTO

In-person teams are in the office four days a week

The office. In-person teams spend four days a week in the office. The schedule is hybrid and depends on the location. Offices serve breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Time off. The offer includes flexible paid time off, a shutdown between Christmas and New Year, and 12 weeks of paid bonding leave.

Pay. The careers page lists a competitive salary and equity, a retirement plan with a company match, and relocation support. It does not publish salary bands.

Values. It lists craftsmanship, ownership, entrepreneurship, scholarship and partnership. It says people act with urgency.

Interviews. After you apply, it says it will reply within two weeks if it thinks you are a fit. It says you will hear within a week of the final interview.

It says it cannot sponsor a visa for every role. Someone who is turned down can apply again after 12 months, or sooner if their experience has changed.

Sources 1

Samsung ships Perplexity on the Galaxy S26

SamsungSearch and reasoning on Galaxy S26 phones, for the Perplexity assistant and for Bixby.

DatabricksThe Databricks CEO said he estimates Enterprise Pro saves about 5,000 working hours a month.

ZoomZoom’s product teams use a Perplexity product called Focus for targeted search.

The Financial Times reported tens of thousands of enterprise customers in April 2026.

Databricks and Zoom were named as Enterprise Pro users in April 2024, along with HP. The app count is separate from the 100 million monthly users the Financial Times reported. Similarweb figures reported by Fast Company put the app at 26.2 million monthly users in August 2025 and 37.9 million in February 2026. The same figures show website visits peaked in October 2025 and then fell.

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

What people tell Jack

“Perplexity’s combination of applied AI, large-scale infrastructure and rapid product development is particularly appealing to me.”

Someone said this to Jack on a call. Perplexity is #91 on our ranking of the startups people most want to join, and people most often point to these strengths.Applied AIThe infrastructureHow fast they ship

Open roles

Perplexity has 138 open roles on its careers page. 118 list the US, 25 list the UK, 17 list Serbia and 3 other places. A role can list more than one place. Pick a place and a team to see the roles and Jack’s read.

Jack’s read for research and search

37 open roles

Cofounder and CTO Denis Yarats has led the technical work since the company started.
Search roles are open in Belgrade, Berlin and London as well as San Francisco.

Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, AI Policy and Strategic Initiatives)San Francisco, Washington D.C. · posted November 7View role Member of Technical Staff (Perplexity Frontier Research)New York City, Palo Alto, London and 2 more · posted November 4View role Engineering Manager (Agent Engine)San Francisco · posted October 31View role Member of Technical Staff (AI Software Engineer, Agent Engine)San Francisco · posted October 31View role Member of Technical Staff (Secure Intelligence Institute)San Francisco · posted October 31View role Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Training Infrastructure)San Francisco · posted October 31View role Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Fraud Prevention)London, Belgrade · posted October 23View role Member of Data Staff (Data Acceleration)San Francisco · posted October 22View role

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Perplexity has posted 4 to 11 new roles a week since late September

SepOctNov

These counts are new roles each week, worldwide, from the week of September 28 through the week of November 2, 2026. They come from our daily checks of its careers page.

Closed roles32 since September

Member of Technical Staff (AI Policy and Strategic Initiatives)Closed November 8, after 15 days

Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Model Platform)Closed November 7

Product Manager, GrowthClosed November 6

Internal Communications ManagerClosed November 3

Business Operations Manager, Marketing and CommunicationsClosed November 3, after 33 days

Legal and Operations Engineering LeadClosed October 29

The most recent, as of November 8, 2026.

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About this page

Jack & Jill isn’t Perplexity’s recruiter. The open roles come straight from Perplexity’s public careers page and refresh through the day. Company facts come from Perplexity’s own announcements and named press, linked on each card, and were last checked on November 8, 2026. Jack’s take is Jack & Jill’s own.