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Quality Assurance Engineer (Contractor) - Palo Alto

$50 per hour

Plaud

About Plaud Inc.

Plaud is building the world's most trusted AI work companion for professionals to elevate productivity and performance through note-taking solutions, loved by over 1,500,000 users worldwide since 2023. With a mission to amplify human intelligence, Plaud is building the next-generation intelligence infrastructure and interfaces to capture, extract, and utilize what you say, hear, see, and think.

Plaud Inc. is a Delaware-incorporated, San Francisco-based company pushing the boundary of human-AI intelligence through a hardware-software combination. With ISO 27001, ISO 27701, GDPR, SOC 2, HIPAA, and EN 18031 compliance, Plaud is committed to the highest standards of data security and privacy protection.

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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 $250M 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
  • Perform manual testing of new features and releases across the Plaud Teams, Pricing flow, and Growth projects
  • Write clear, reproducible bug reports and track resolution with engineering
  • Develop working knowledge of core user flows: recording, transcription, subscription management, workspace governance, and billing
  • Contribute to test plans and regression suites ahead of releases
  • Partner with PMs and engineers to define acceptance criteria before features ship
  • Validate bug fixes and conduct regression testing
Skills, qualifications and experience we look for
  • 3+ years of QA experience with a strong manual testing focus
  • Ability to write clear, detailed bug reports and test cases
  • Experience testing web and mobile (iOS/Android) applications
  • Experience testing SaaS or subscription-based products preferred
  • Familiarity with tools such as JIRA, Linear, or similar issue trackers
  • Able to ramp up quickly and work independently with minimal onboarding

Compensation: $50/hr
Vacancy posted 1 day ago
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