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Hiring Company: Plaud

One-liner: Plaud is a rapidly scaling AI hardware company with $180M ARR, 10× YoY growth, and 1M+ users worldwide.

Why Join Us:

Role Responsibilities

Take full ownership of the technical strategy and execution for our "Plaud for Teams" product roadmap, ensuring it stays tightly aligned with business goals and evolving customer needs
Guide the complete lifecycle of our "for Team" stack—from initial vision through to product launch—by setting clear, measurable milestones guided by Product Led Growth (PLG) principles
Architect and deliver scalable permission and collaboration systems and API integrations that enrich functionality and user experience, all while upholding the highest standards for privacy, security, and quality
Continuously explore, evaluate, and implement cutting-edge AI technologies that advance the capabilities of our agentic platforms
Clearly communicate technical direction, tradeoffs, and progress to leadership, cross-functional collaborators, and stakeholders across all levels of technical fluency
Build and lead a top-tier engineering team by recruiting, mentoring, and inspiring a culture of innovation, ownership, and hands-on problem solving
Foster seamless collaboration and alignment across U.S. and international teams to ensure fast, focused execution across disciplines

Qualifications

Required

3+ years of experience in building and scaling productivity SaaS tools
Experience with Python, FastAPI, Go, PostgreSQL, or similar technology
Familiar with cloud-based infrastructure like Azure, AWS, or GCP
Experience envisioning and delivering an effectively zero-to-one product to global customers
A deep understanding of LLMs, their capabilities, limitations, and potential applications
Demonstrated proficiency in a variety of technologies with the ability to quickly learn and adapt to new tools and languages
Ideal candidate will have previously been the first technical lead at an early-stage high-growth startup, with an emphasis on owning a project from conception to deployment
Strong leadership and team-building skills with a collaborative approach
Excellent strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities
Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical field (Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline)
Interested in agentic team collaboration software, SaaS, AI, and LLMs
Solid understanding of core application security concepts and threat mitigation strategies
Solid understanding of permission systems and design principles
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, startup environment
Experience managing or collaborating with international teams
"Always Day 1" entrepreneurship drive

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