Mobile Engineer (Contractor) - Palo Alto

Plaud is building the real-world AI interface for professionals to amplify intelligence, elevate productivity and performance. Plaud Inc. is a Delaware-incorporated, San Francisco-based company pushing the boundary of human–AI intelligence through a hardware–software combination.

Responsibilities

Design and develop core features of the Plaud App with a strong focus on functionality, performance, reliability, and user experience, leveraging AI-assisted tools to improve development efficiency and code quality.; Build, maintain, and optimize software–hardware connectivity and data transmission flows between mobile applications and physical devices, ensuring robustness and scalability.; Implement and optimize data interactions across the mobile app, hardware devices, firmware, and backend systems, applying AI-assisted analysis and automation to improve stability and performance.; Collaborate closely with hardware, firmware, backend, product, and design teams to deliver end-to-end features and ensure seamless integration across the system.; Contribute to technical design, code quality, and long-term maintainability of the codebase, while proactively exploring and adopting AI-driven practices to enhance engineering productivity.

Requirements

Solid experience in mobile application development, with strong coding fundamentals and system design capabilities across complex feature areas.; Strong background in mobile app development on iOS, Android, or Flutter-based cross-platform solutions, with a deep understanding of platform-specific constraints and best practices.; Proven experience building and maintaining software–hardware connectivity and data interaction layers, such as BLE, Wi-Fi, and custom device communication protocols.; Strong ability to debug, optimize, and maintain complex, multi-component systems spanning mobile apps, devices, firmware, and backend services.; A highly collaborative mindset with demonstrated end-to-end ownership of features, and a proactive approach to embracing and applying AI technologies and AI-assisted tools to improve development efficiency, code quality, and delivery velocity.

Benefits

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 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.