Software Engineer – Vertical

Plaud

Software Engineer developing vertical Agent workflows for AI productivity at Plaud. Focusing on backend capabilities and production-grade service architecture for enhanced efficiency.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $175,000 - $285,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsGoJavaPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Engineer and deliver vertical Agent workflows for Sales/Health use cases; build and iterate key modules including tool orchestration, memory, and multi-step reasoning; translate business requirements into scalable backend/service capabilities.
Design and implement production-ready service architecture with high availability, low latency, and scalability; establish monitoring, logging, alerting, and reliability foundations; support stable delivery for both high-frequency consumer usage and enterprise deployment needs.
Contribute to Agent evaluation frameworks, including automated testing and quality benchmarking; partner with Applied AI and Product teams to build closed-loop iterations via real-world data; ensure continuous improvement of vertical Agent performance in production settings.
Work closely with Product, Applied AI, and GTM teams to execute high-priority delivery milestones; support parallel iterations across enterprise PoCs and consumer-facing features; drive modularization and reusability to accelerate future vertical expansion.
Actively adopt AI coding assistants, automated test generation, and debugging tools to enhance development velocity; accelerate iteration speed while maintaining strong engineering quality standards.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3-5 years of hands-on software engineering experience, with proven ability to own and deliver critical components end-to-end.
Solid computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and system design principles.
Ability to consistently deliver high-quality output in fast-paced environments.
Proficiency in at least one backend language (Python, Go, Java, C++, etc.).
Experience building scalable online services, including API design, async workflows, and microservice architectures.
Familiarity with distributed systems fundamentals: databases, caching, messaging systems and performance optimization.
Strong experience delivering production systems with a focus on reliability, latency, and scalability.
Knowledge of observability best practices, including logging, monitoring, alerting, and tracing.
Commitment to engineering rigor through automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and disciplined code review.
Strong interest in LLM applications, Al Agents, or workflow automation, and driving them into real-world products.
Strong end-to-end ownership mindset, able to execute effectively under ambiguity.
Proven ability to collaborate closely with Product, Applied AI, and GTM teams toward shared business outcomes.
Strong problem-solving skills and accountability for user experience and delivery impact.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Top-tier healthcare for employees and dependents, including dental and vision, and a generous employer subsidy.
401(k) plan for full time employees with company matching.
Unlimited PTO, plus 13 paid holidays.
12 weeks of paid time off to spend time with your new family, regardless of gender.
Minimum of 3x in office per week.
New hires are equipped with their choice of new top-of-the-line laptops and workstation setups.
Best office equipment. Annual offsites. Free office drinks and snacks.

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonGoJavaC++API designasync workflowsmicroservice architecturedata structuresalgorithmssystem design

Soft Skills

end-to-end ownershipproblem-solvingcollaborationaccountabilityadaptabilitycommunicationexecution under ambiguitycommitment to qualitycontinuous improvementstrong work ethic