# Quality Assurance Engineer (Contractor) - Palo Alto at Plaud

Quality Assurance Engineer (Contractor) - Palo Alto at Plaud in San Francisco, CA. Hybrid, full-time, paying $40–$50/hr. Posted September 15, 2026.

- Company: Plaud
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Workplace: Hybrid
- Job type: Full-time
- Pay: $40–$50/hr
- Experience: 3+ years
- Posted: 2026-09-15
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/plaud/e0b1ba1a-01c9-494e-b622-cb8eb95aa6ab/application
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/quality-assurance-engineer-contractor-palo-alto-plaud-hbwst4

## Requirements

- 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

## Description

**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, X, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
 **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:** $40-50/hr