Quality Assurance Engineer (Contractor) - Palo Alto

The role

You will perform manual testing of new features and releases across Plaud Teams, Pricing flow, and Growth projects. You will write bug reports, develop knowledge of user flows, and partner with PMs and engineers to define acceptance criteria.

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

Required qualifications

• 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
• Familiarity with tools such as JIRA, Linear, or similar issue trackers
• Able to ramp up quickly and work independently with minimal onboarding

Nice to have

• Experience testing SaaS or subscription-based products preferred

About the company

Plaud is a San Francisco-based company building the real-world AI interface for professionals. It captures, structures, and compounds the intelligence generated in conversations.