Software Development Engineer in Test
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 10, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 9, 2026. Plaud scores A on the Alion truth index.
About Plaud Inc.
Plaud is building the real-world AI interface for professionals to amplify intelligence, elevate productivity and performance, loved by over 2,000,000 users worldwide since 2023. With a mission to amplify human intelligence, Plaud captures, structures, and compounds the intelligence generated in conversations - so humans can think better, decide faster, and execute with clarity.
Plaud Inc. is a Delaware-incorporated, San Francisco-based company pushing the boundary of human-AI intelligence through a hardware-software combination. With full ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC 2, GDPR, EN18031, and HIPAA compliances, Plaud is committed to the highest standards of data security and privacy protection. To learn more about Plaud, please visit https://www.plaud.ai and follow along on Instagram, X, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
Why You Should Join Us
Plaud is building the next generation intelligence infrastructure and interfaces to capture, extract, and utilize intelligence from what people say, hear, see, and think.
Plaud is a bootstrapped, skyrocketing, profitable company with a $300M revenue run rate achieved in just three years.
Define the next-gen paradigm for human-AI interaction.
Gain exposure to cutting-edge AI for Pro tools and play a direct role in our global expansion.
Work with passionate teammates who value innovation, collaboration, and customer success.
Grow your career in a culture that champions continuous learning and fast career development.
Market-competitive compensation, global exposure, and a vibrant, creativity-fueled work atmosphere.
What you will do
Server-Side & Architecture QA Full-Lifecycle Testing: Independently execute functional, performance, stability, and compatibility testing for core server modules (e.g., user management, billing). Migration Safeguarding: Lead API regression, data-consistency checks, and service-degradation drills during architecture upgrades; maintain the regression matrix
AI System & Algorithm Evaluation AI Search & Recs: Own the evaluation strategy for Plaud 4.0 recommendation/search systems; design quality gates for Retrieval/Memory systems, long-tail recall, and embedding drift
AI Infra & Model Release: Drive testing for Context OS through capacity assessment and chaos drills; build automated quality gates (smoke, regression, canary) for model releases. AI Agent Testing: Formulate automated evaluation for AI Agents, covering multi-turn dialogue, tool calling, and error recovery.
Test Engineering & Automation Tool Development: Independently develop and roll out custom automated testing tools based on business needs. Scripting & CI/CD: Rapidly produce automation/performance scripts using existing frameworks and integrate Agent testing pipelines into CI/CD.
Skills, qualifications and experience we look for
Experience testing large server-side architecture refactors, microservices, and message queues
Experience testing LLM/Embedding/RAG/Agent products; familiar with vector-retrieval systems (Elasticsearch/Faiss/Milvus) and inference frameworks (vLLM/Triton)
Familiar with automation frameworks (Selenium/Playwright/Pytest) and Kubernetes/Docker
Has an established methodology for AI product quality assurance
What we offer
Meaningful Ownership An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) that gives a real stake in Plaud’s long-term success.
High-Impact Environment Work in a fast-moving, product-driven environment where your ideas directly shape the future of AI productivity.
Cutting-Edge AI Tools for Productivity Access to best-in-class AI tools, including Gemini, Claude Code, and other frontier AI systems to maximize engineering and execution efficiency.
Best-in-Class Equipment Choice of top-spec laptops, high-performance workstation setups, and cutting-edge Plaud devices for all new hires.
Team & Culture Annual company offsites, team events, and a culture that values craftsmanship, ownership, and velocity.
Medical & Insurance Coverage Comprehensive benefits to protect our employees' financial security, physical health, and longterm growth. Medical insurance and WICA coverage for all full-time employees.
Disclaimer: Plaud is and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.