Full Stack Engineer (Contractor) - Palo Alto
- Salary
- $65 - $85 /hr
- Level
- Mid
- Work type
- Hybrid · San Francisco
Not stated in the posting: visa.
Open. First seen 2 October 2026.
About the role
Plaud's standard text
About Plaud Inc.
Plaud is building the real-world AI interface for professionals to amplify intelligence, elevate productivity and performance, loved by over 2,500,000 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's standard text
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
- Design and implement end-to-end features across frontend and backend to support Teams, B2B, and D2C initiatives.
- Develop scalable, modular web applications and integrate with business-facing service APIs.
- Collaborate closely with Product and Business teams to translate requirements into high-quality technical solutions.
- Ensure performance, reliability, and maintainability of web applications in production environments.
- Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and cross-team coordination to maintain engineering standards.
Skills, qualifications and experience we look for
- At least 3 years of full-stack software engineering experience
- Strong proficiency in modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React)
- Solid backend development experience (Go, Java, or similar) with RESTful API integration
- Experience building scalable, modular web applications in production environments
- Understanding of performance optimization, reliability, and maintainable code practices
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams
- Self-starter with high ownership and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Compensation: $65-85/hr
What this role asks for
Standard for full stack roles
REST · React
Common in full stack postings at any company.
62% of this description is written for the role. The rest is Plaud's standard text, folded away below.
Read against Plaud's other open postings on this site.
The team: Global Product R&D Center HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 13 open in Global Product R&D Center. 2 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in January: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Golang (6 of 13), Python (5 of 13), Embedded Systems (3 of 13), Java (3 of 13), LLM (3 of 13), REST (3 of 13), Altium (2 of 13)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Backend Engineer (Developer Platform)- Singapore posted Oct 8
- Staff Mechanical Engineer - San Francisco posted Sep 19
- Quality Assurance Engineer (Contractor) - Palo Alto posted Sep 15
- Backend Engineer - Palo Alto posted Aug 29
- Firmware Engineer - San Francisco posted Aug 17
- Electronic Engineer - San Francisco posted Aug 17
- Machine Learning Engineer (Speech/Audio) - Singapore posted Jul 23
- Site Reliability Engineer - Singapore posted Jul 17
- Senior Backend Engineer (AI Applications) - Singapore posted May 25
- Software Development Engineer in Test posted May 14
- Full Stack Engineer - Consumer & Commerce posted Mar 2
- Senior Industrial Designer - San Francisco posted Jan 14
From the team and dates on Plaud's own job board.
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