SDET: Architect AI-Driven Test Automation (ESOP)

Plaud; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP ownership

High-impact environment

AI tool access (Cursor, GPT, Gemini, L

Claude and other frontier AI systems

Job summary

Plaud is seeking a Software Engineer in Test (SDET) to build and own our quality engineering from the ground up. You’ll establish an end-to-end automation platform for both consumer and enterprise products, embed quality into the SDLC, and drive a culture of ship-with-confidence.

You will also pioneer AI-assisted testing to scale coverage. In this role you’ll shape test strategies, measure quality with dashboards, and own release readiness across Plaud’s D2C and B2B offerings.

Qualifications

• 6+ yrs in software testing with a strong automation focus.
• Proficiency in Playwright for web e2e testing.
• test code in Python or Typescript
• API testing experience
• CI/CD integration
• Expeirence working in an agile product/engineering team
• Curiosity about or early experience with AI/LLM tools applied to testing
• Ramps up fast - curious, self-directred, product-obssessed

Responsibilities

• Build the Test Automation Platform.
• Build an end-to-end automation framework covering Plaud’s D2C consumer platform and B2B Teams product. Integrate tests into CI/CD for continuous feedback.
• Shift Testing Left: embed into the SDLC from day one — review requirements and flag testability gaps.
• Evangelize a Quality-First Engineering Culture: lead quality discussions and coach engineers on testable code.
• Define and Track Quality Metrics.
• Own the Release Quality Bar and lead release sign-off for major launches.
• Manual Testing (Short-Term): cover critical user flows manually during automation ramp-up.

Skills

Automation testing

Python/TypeScript

API testing

CI/CD

Agile team

AI/LLM testing

Quality advocacy

Test automation design

Tools

Playwright

Job description

Plaud is seeking a Software Engineer in Test (SDET) to build and own our quality engineering from the ground up. You’ll establish an end-to-end automation platform for both consumer and enterprise products, embed quality into the SDLC, and drive a culture of ship-with-confidence.

You will also pioneer AI-assisted testing to scale coverage. In this role you’ll shape test strategies, measure quality with dashboards, and own release readiness across Plaud’s D2C and B2B offerings.