Head of Growth Engineering

Plaud

. Build Plaud's Growth Engineering team from scratch and define its strategy for onboarding, experimentation, and funnel optimization across device, mobile, web, and desktop surfaces .

Posted 11/10/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • United StatesLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in growth engineering, focusing on onboarding and activation improvements across mobile, web, and desktop platforms. Proven ability to lead and build high-performing teams while executing data-driven experimentation and funnel optimization strategies.

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Growth Engineering LeadershipFull-Stack DevelopmentExperimentation ExpertiseFunnel OptimizationTeam Building

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringOnboarding ImprovementsActivation MetricsTest DesignStatistical PowerReactGoPythonNode.jsFunnel Optimization

Soft Skills

CollaborationLeadership

Tools & Technologies

PostHogAmplitudeSegment

Industry Keywords

Product-Led CompanyConsumerProsumerDevice OnboardingExperiment Velocity

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaScriptNode.jsPythonReactGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build Plaud's Growth Engineering team from scratch and define its strategy for onboarding, experimentation, and funnel optimization across device, mobile, web, and desktop surfaces
Hire, lead, and grow full-stack, mobile, and data-minded engineers while remaining hands-on in code
Own end-user onboarding from device setup and signup through first run and activation
Build and run a high-tempo experiment program with sound statistics, clear readouts, and shared learnings
Identify and fix major user-funnel drop-offs and turn successful approaches into reusable patterns
Partner with the Data team on funnel instrumentation and trusted experiment data
Collaborate with Product, Pricing, and App Framework teams to ship experiments safely behind feature flags
Report on activation, funnel conversion, experiment velocity, and guardrail metrics

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years leading growth engineering at a product-led consumer or prosumer company
Proven track record shipping onboarding and activation improvements that moved measurable metrics
Deep experimentation expertise: test design, statistical power, guardrail metrics, and knowing when not to run a test
Experience optimizing funnels across mobile, web, and desktop; hardware or device onboarding is a strong plus
Strong full-stack skills, including React, mobile, and a backend language such as Go, Python, or Node.js
Experience with experimentation and analytics tools such as PostHog, Amplitude, or Segment
Experience building a team from scratch
Excellent collaboration across Product, Design, and Data
Must address work visa sponsorship requirements in the application

Benefits

Comp & perks

An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Access to best-in-class AI tools, including Gemini, Claude Code, and other frontier AI systems
Choice of top-spec laptops, high-performance workstation setups, and cutting-edge Plaud devices for all new hires
Annual company offsites
Team events
Continuous learning and fast career development
Global exposure
Market-competitive compensation