Plaud · 3 hours ago
Agent Engineer - San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
3+ years expPlaud Inc. is a Delaware-incorporated company based in San Francisco that is building a trusted AI work companion for professionals. The Agent Engineer will design AI agent architecture, develop agent skills, and solve critical runtime challenges while working in a fast-paced environment focused on innovation and collaboration.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Responsibilities
Agent Architecture Design: Designed the AI Agent architecture and implemented the 'Plan-Act-Reflection' agentic flow
Skill Design: Developed agent skills including Function Calling, MCP Server integration, and Streaming APIs
Design DAG (Directed Acyclic Graph) reasoning flows to break down ambiguous user requests into executable steps
Solve critical runtime challenges like 'Context Rot' (context overflow) by designing strategies for context offloading, isolation, and intelligent compression
RFT: Architect the Automated Data Flywheel system. Design Reward Functions and LLM-as-a-judge pipelines to programmatically evaluate agent performance and drive reinforcement learning
Qualification
Required
3–5 years of backend or AI engineering experience, with at least 1+ years specifically in LLM application architecture
Deep practical knowledge of advanced agent patterns (e.g., Plan-Act-Reflection)
Proven ability to design complex distributed systems
Experience defining API standards and data protocols for cross-team usage
Proven experience in building AI agents, with a solid understanding of the ReAct (Reasoning and Acting) mechanism
Familiarity with the design principles of LLM orchestration frameworks such as LangChain Claude Agent SDK and Manus
Experience implementing RLHF (Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback) or DPO concepts to align agent behavior with business goals
Benefits
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) that gives a real stake in Plaud’s long-term success.
Top-tier medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents, supported by a generous employer subsidy.
401(k) retirement plan with company matching for full-time employees.
Unlimited PTO, plus 13 paid holidays, 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all parents.
Hybrid work model with a minimum of three in-office days per week.
Access to high-quality office snacks, drinks, and equipment.
Access to best-in-class AI tools, including Cursor, GPT models, Gemini, Claude, 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, and a culture that values craftsmanship, ownership, and velocity.
Company
Plaud
Plaud is building the world's most trusted AI work companion for professionals through AI note-taking solutions.
201-500 employees
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2026-01-12
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