Full Stack Engineer (Contractor) - Palo Alto

About Plaud Inc. Plaud is building the real-world AI interface for professionals to amplify intelligence, elevate productivity and performance, loved by over 3,000,000 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. With GDPR, SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, and EN 18031 compliance, 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 https://www.instagram.com/plaud_official/, X https://twitter.com/PLAUDAI, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/plaudai, LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/plaudai/, and YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@PLAUDAI. 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 • 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