Software Development Engineer in Test

Plaud

Singapore

On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-level to senior QA engineers with AI and server-side testing expertise who thrive in a fast-moving, product-driven environment.

Best fit for

Candidates with experience in testing AI systems and server architecture refactors
— “Experience testing large server-side architecture refactors, microservices, and message queues”
Individuals who have built automated testing tools and integrated them into CI/CD pipelines
— “Independently develop and roll out custom automated testing tools based on business needs”
Professionals adept at evaluating AI algorithms and recommendation systems
— “Own the evaluation strategy for Plaud 4.0 recommendation/search systems”

Things to consider

The role demands a strong grasp of AI-specific testing concepts like embedding drift and long-tail recall
— “design quality gates for Retrieval/Memory systems, long-tail recall, and embedding drift”
Candidates must be comfortable with working on cutting-edge AI tools and interfaces
— “Work with passionate teammates who value innovation, collaboration, and customer success”

How to stand out

Highlight experience in testing AI agents for multi-turn dialogue and error recovery
— “Formulate automated evaluation for AI Agents, covering multi-turn dialogue, tool calling, and error recovery”
Showcase a track record of creating automated quality gates for model releases
— “build automated quality gates (smoke, regression, canary) for model releases”
Demonstrate expertise in regression matrix maintenance and API testing
— “Lead API regression, data-consistency checks, and service-degradation drills during architecture upgrades”

Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

Executing functional, performance, stability, and compatibility testing
Leading API regression and data-consistency checks
Formulating automated evaluation for AI Agents

Typical background

Experience in testing large server-side architecture refactorsExperience in testing AI products

Skills & requirements

Required

Server-side TestingArchitecture QAAI System EvaluationAI Infra TestingTest EngineeringAutomationScriptingCi/cd Integration

Preferred

LLM TestingEmbedding Systems TestingVector Retrieval SystemsInference Frameworks

Stack & domain

Server-side TestingArchitecture QAFunctional TestingPerformance TestingStability TestingCompatibility TestingAPI RegressionData-consistency ChecksService-degradation DrillsRegression MatrixAI System EvaluationAI SearchAI RecommendationAI Agent TestingMulti-turn DialogueTool CallingError RecoveryTest EngineeringAutomationScriptingCI/CDLLMEmbeddingRAGAgent ProductsVector-retrieval SystemsInference FrameworksContext OSCapacity AssessmentChaos DrillsAutomated Quality GatesSmoke TestingRegression TestingCanary TestingCollaborationCommunicationLeadershipProblem-solvingTeamworkAnalytical ThinkingAI

About the role

Original posting from Plaud via Ashby

About Plaud Inc.
Plaud is building the real-world AI interface for professionals to amplify intelligence, elevate productivity and performance, loved by over 2,000,000 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 pushing the boundary of human–AI intelligence through a hardware–software combination. With full ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC 2, GDPR, EN18031, and HIPAA compliances, Plaud is committed to the highest standards of data security and privacy protection. To learn more about Plaud, please visit http://www.plaud.ai/https://www.plaud.ai and follow along on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/plaud_official/, https://twitter.com/PLAUDAI%22HYPERLINK%20%22https:/twitter.com/PLAUDAI%22%20%5C%22HYPERLINK%20%22https:/twitter.com/PLAUDAI%22%20%5CX https://twitter.com/PLAUDAI, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/plaudai, LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/plaudai/?viewAsMember=true, and YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@PLAUDAI.
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 $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 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
Server-Side & Architecture QA
Full-Lifecycle Testing: Independently execute functional, performance, stability, and compatibility testing for core server modules (e.g., user management, billing).
Migration Safeguarding: Lead API regression, data-consistency checks, and service-degradation drills during architecture upgrades; maintain the regression matrix
AI System & Algorithm Evaluation
AI Search & Recs: Own the evaluation strategy for Plaud 4.0 recommendation/search systems; design quality gates for Retrieval/Memory systems, long-tail recall, and embedding drift
AI Infra & Model Release: Drive testing for Context OS through capacity assessment and chaos drills; build automated quality gates (smoke, regression, canary) for model releases.
AI Agent Testing: Formulate automated evaluation for AI Agents, covering multi-turn dialogue, tool calling, and error recovery.
Test Engineering & Automation
Tool Development: Independently develop and roll out custom automated testing tools based on business needs.
Scripting & CI/CD: Rapidly produce automation/performance scripts using existing frameworks and integrate Agent testing pipelines into CI/CD.
Skills, qualifications and experience we look for
Experience testing large server-side architecture refactors, microservices, and message queues
Experience testing LLM/Embedding/RAG/Agent products; familiar with vector-retrieval systems (Elasticsearch/Faiss/Milvus) and inference frameworks (vLLM/Triton)
Familiar with automation frameworks (Selenium/Playwright/Pytest) and Kubernetes/Docker
Has an established methodology for AI product quality assurance
What we offer
Meaningful Ownership An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) that gives a real stake in Plaud’s long-term success.
High-Impact Environment Work in a fast-moving, product-driven environment where your ideas directly shape the future of AI productivity.
Cutting-Edge AI Tools for Productivity Access to best-in-class AI tools, including Gemini, Claude Code, and other frontier AI systems to maximize engineering and execution efficiency.
Best-in-Class Equipment Choice of top-spec laptops, high-performance workstation setups, and cutting-edge Plaud devices for all new hires.
Team & Culture Annual company offsites, team events, and a culture that values craftsmanship, ownership, and velocity.
Medical & Insurance Coverage Comprehensive benefits to protect our employees' financial security, physical health, and longterm growth. Medical insurance and WICA coverage for all full-time employees.
Disclaimer: Plaud is and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Source: Plaud careers (Ashby)