Frontend Engineer - San Francisco

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

• New frontier: Create from scratch—no legacy, real zero-to-one ownership.
• AI-supercharged: Work with Claude Code and internal tooling to accelerate development and quality.
• High autonomy: You drive design decisions, choose approaches, and own outcomes end-to-end.
• Beyond front end: Stay FE-led while taking on pragmatic backend work when it unblocks shipping.
• Modern stack: Next.js, TypeScript, robust component systems, and advanced patterns (Canvas/SVG/3D where they elevate UX).

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or above, 3-5 years of Web front-end development experience, with experience in complex project development and maintenance.
• Proficient in the React technology stack, deeply understanding modern front-end development concepts and best practices.
• Familiar with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/TypeScript, with solid foundational knowledge of front-end development.
• Possess good code conventions and engineering thinking, emphasizing code quality and maintainability.
• Have excellent learning ability and problem-solving skills, as well as a good spirit of communication and collaboration.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Full-stack development experience is preferred. Familiarity with technology stacks such as Next.js and Node.js, as well as understanding of server-side development and database operations is required.
• Prior experience in developing complex interactive applications is preferred, such as product development for drawing board-like applications (Canvas/SVG), mind mapping, and collaborative office tools.
• Experience in developing AI engineering or machine learning-related projects is preferred.
• Experience in contributing to open-source projects or having personal technical project experience is preferred.

What we offer

• Founding Team: Opportunity to join the founding team of this new initiative, with meaningful ownership and impact on a fast-growing startup.
• Competitive Compensation: $120K-$190K.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Top-tier healthcare for employees and dependents, including dental and vision, and a generous employer subsidy.
• Retirement Planning: 401(k) plan for full time employees with company matching.
• Paid Time Off: Unlimited PTO, plus 13 paid holidays.
• New Parent Leave: 12 weeks of paid time off to spend time with your new family, regardless of gender.
• Hybrid Office: Minimum of 3x in office per week.
• Gear: New hires are equipped with their choice of new top-of-the-line laptops and workstation setups.
• Perks: Best office equipment. Annual offsites. Free office drinks and snacks.