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Plaud

Head of Product Engineering

Plaud

. Define and drive engineering strategy for device connection and recording, AI transcription and summaries, shared workspaces and collaboration, admin tools for business customers, and later growth .

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

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Demonstrates extensive experience in leading multi-team product engineering organizations, with a focus on AI-native engineering and hardware-connected products. Proven ability to establish effective operating models for distributed teams while driving engineering velocity and quality.

Highest-signal resume keywords
12+ Years Software Engineering Experience5+ Years Leading Multi-Team Product Engineering OrganizationsExperience Shipping LLM-Powered FeaturesStrong Technical Depth in Architecture ReviewsExcellent Cross-Functional Collaboration Skills

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Hard Skills
AI TranscriptionAI Feature ExperimentationCI/CD EvaluationsArchitecture ReviewsConsumer Product ShippingMobile DevelopmentWeb DevelopmentDesktop DevelopmentTechnical Dispute ResolutionDelivery Velocity Metrics
Soft Skills
MentoringCoachingCommunicationCollaborationLeadership
Tools & Technologies
Shared WorkspacesAdmin ToolsEngineering Velocity ToolsOn-Call Rotation SystemsSpecifications Documentation
Industry Keywords
Hardware-Connected ProductsAI-Heavy ProductsDistributed TeamsTime Zone Operating ModelsConsumer or Prosumer Products

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Define and drive engineering strategy for device connection and recording, AI transcription and summaries, shared workspaces and collaboration, admin tools for business customers, and later growth
  • Lead, mentor and grow engineering leads across product teams in the US and Asia through hiring, coaching and high standards for craft and delivery
  • Own engineering velocity and quality across product teams across mobile, web, desktop and device handoff
  • Partner with Product, Design, Platform and Infrastructure to turn priorities into a single roadmap and dated commitments
  • Establish end-to-end ownership for services, handoffs and on-call rotations
  • Build an operating model for teams spanning time zones, including written specifications and fixed daily overlap
  • Drive AI-native engineering, including CI/CD evaluations, AI-assisted development and rapid AI feature experimentation
  • Serve as Platform team's main internal customer and provide regular feedback on shared services
  • Resolve technical disputes between teams quickly and in writing

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 12+ years of software engineering experience
  • 5+ years leading managers of multi-team product engineering organizations with 40+ engineers
  • Proven track record shipping consumer or prosumer products across mobile, web and desktop
  • Hardware-connected or AI-heavy product experience highly preferred
  • Demonstrated success leading distributed teams across the US and Asia
  • Experience establishing a clear operating model for teams spanning time zones
  • Strong technical depth, including architecture reviews, challenging estimates and hands-on unblocking of complex projects
  • Experience shipping LLM-powered features in production, including prompts, retrieval, evals, and cost and quality tradeoffs
  • Track record of raising delivery velocity while maintaining quality and team health, backed by metrics
  • Excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication skills with Product, Design, executives and engineers

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • 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
  • Cutting-edge Plaud devices for all new hires
  • Annual company offsites
  • Team events
  • Culture that values craftsmanship, ownership, and velocity
  • Market-competitive compensation
  • Global exposure
  • Continuous learning and fast career development