Full-Stack Engineer, Mobile & SDK - San Francisco

Plaud

$140K — $172K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Shipped mobile features on iOS and/or Android (Swift/Kotlin) and can own them.
  • Genuine full-stack capability that emphasizes ownership from mobile client to backend services.
  • Hands-on experience with AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, or Copilot.
  • Strong fundamentals in system design, testing, debugging, and cross-platform comfort (React Native/Flutter).
  • Proven ability to collaborate across product, hardware, and AI teams.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the engineering contact for global partners; troubleshoot and support integrations.
  • Own and develop mobile app SDKs for iOS and Android, managing everything from UI to logic.
  • Deliver end-to-end mobile features by integrating client, API, and backend components.
  • Design SDK interfaces for seamless third-party integrations, focusing on usability and maintainability.
  • Lead AI-assisted development and ensure the reliability of the full client-to-service operation.

Benefits

  • Join the founding team of a new venture with significant ownership and influence.
  • Top-tier healthcare coverage for employees and their dependents with employer subsidy.
  • 401(k) plan for employees with company matching contributions.
  • Unlimited paid time off plus 13 paid holidays.
  • 12 weeks of paid parental leave for all new parents.
  • Hybrid work model with minimum in-office days.
  • New hires receive top-notch laptops and workstation setups.
  • Perks include high-quality office equipment and free snacks.
Full Job Description
What You Will Do
  • Serve as the forward-deployed engineering point of contact for international partners / customers - support direct integration hands-on, troubleshoot issues, ensure a compliant integration path, and channel real-world customer needs back into the SDK and roadmap.
  • Own the mobile app and SDK across iOS and Android - from UI / interaction down to application logic and on-device capabilities behind core product features.
  • Work true full-stack: start from the mobile client and reach across the API layer and backend to deliver complete, working features end to end.
  • Design clean, well-documented, compliant SDK interfaces for partner and third-party integrations, built for easy adoption and long-term maintainability.
  • Drive AI-assisted development across the team and own reliability / performance of the full client-to-service pipeline, partnering with hardware/firmware, product, and AI teams on cohesive device 12 app 12 cloud experiences.

Minimum Qualifications
  • Shipped mobile features on iOS and/or Android (Swift / Kotlin) and can own them - or proven ability to ramp into native mobile quickly.
  • Genuine full-stack capability - can extend from the mobile client across API design and backend services to own a feature in its entirety (weighted ABOVE deep mobile specialization).
  • Hands-on, production use of AI coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot) with judgment on when to trust vs. verify output.
  • Strong ownership + solid fundamentals: system design, testing, debugging, sound trade-offs; comfortable across native and cross-platform (React Native / Flutter).
  • Proven cross-functional collaboration with product, hardware/device, and AI teams.

What We Offer
  • Founding Team: Opportunity to join the founding team of this new initiative, with meaningful ownership and impact on a fast-growing startup.
  • Competitive Compensation: $140K-$172K base salary+performance bonus+Equity.
  • Comprehensive Benefits: Top-tier healthcare for employees and dependents, including dental and vision, and a generous employer subsidy.
  • Retirement Planning: 401(k) plan for full time employees with company matching.
  • Paid Time Off: Unlimited PTO, plus 13 paid holidays.
  • New Parent Leave: 12 weeks of paid time off to spend time with your new family, regardless of gender.
  • Hybrid Office: Minimum of 3x in office per week.
  • Gear: New hires are equipped with their choice of new top-of-the-line laptops and workstation setups.
  • Perks: Best office equipment. Annual offsites. Free office drinks and snacks.


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