Software Engineer, Product Backend

Glean

$140K — $265K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BA/BS in computer science or a related degree
  • Experience in building and shipping scalable backend features
  • Strong understanding of user-centric product design
  • Knowledge of authorship for REST APIs, with OpenAPI as a plus
  • Experience with distributed CRUD functionality in SQL and NoSQL
  • Desire to master Golang and Java
  • Ability to thrive in cross-functional, customer-focused environments

Responsibilities

  • Oversee greenfield features from inception to launch
  • Collaborate with designers and product managers for solutions
  • Architect REST APIs supported by scalable server-side implementations
  • Write efficient, maintainable, and testable code
  • Mentor junior engineers and learn from senior colleagues

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • Generous time-off policy
  • 401k contribution opportunities
  • Home office improvement stipend
  • Annual education and wellness stipends
  • Regular company events and healthy daily lunches
Full Job Description
About the Role:

Glean is looking for creative engineers to own and launch delightful user facing features. In a rapidly growing startup, this entails developing ideas with product managers and designers to best balance engineering constraints with requirements.

You will:

  • Oversee the entirety of your greenfield features from inception to implementation, experimentation, launch and beyond
  • Work with designers, product managers, data scientists, and other engineers to understand our problem space and create elegant solutions
  • Architect REST APIs that are backed by stable, scalable server side implementations and maximize web client flexibility for rapidly meeting evolving product requirements
  • Write robust code that's efficient, easy to read, maintain and test
  • Mentor more junior engineers or learn from battle tested ones


About you:

  • BA/BS in computer science, or related degree
  • Experience of building and shipping scalable features in the backend


Key knowledge and skills

  • Thrive in a customer-focused, tight-knit and cross-functional environment
  • A proactive and positive attitude to lead, learn, troubleshoot and take ownership of both small tasks and large features
  • A user-centric and empathetic mentality for building products
  • Experience in building scalable & maintainable backend systems
  • Love authoring easy-to-hold and future-proof REST APIs, OpenAPI is a plus
  • Experience building distributed CRUD level functionality, ideally both SQL and NoSQL
  • Comfortable in or desire to master Golang and Java


Compensation & Benefits:

The standard base salary range for this position is $140,000 - $265,000 annually. Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for variable compensation, equity, and benefits.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including competitive compensation, Medical, Vision, and Dental coverage, generous time-off policy, and the opportunity to contribute to your 401k plan to support your long-term goals. When you join, you'll receive a home office improvement stipend, as well as an annual education and wellness stipends to support your growth and wellbeing. We foster a vibrant company culture through regular events, and provide healthy lunches daily to keep you fueled and focused.

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AI-First Mindset at Glean:

At Glean, AI fluency is core to how we work and we're committed to ensuring every new hire feels confident integrating AI into their everyday work. As part of the interview process, you'll complete a brief AI-focused exercise or discussion so we can understand how you think about, design, and use AI to drive impact in your role. Feel free to reference any tools, platforms, or workflows you use today - prior Glean experience isn't required.

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