Tech Lead Manager

Glean; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Glean, Bangalore, India, is seeking a Tech Lead Manager to steer a software engineering team building our AI-powered Work platform. You will guide architecture, mentor engineers, and drive delivery of scalable, reliable systems in a fast-paced environment.

Ideal candidates bring 7+ years in software engineering, strong leadership, and deep expertise in distributed systems. You will collaborate with product and design to shape the next phase of product growth and customer impact.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with a track record leading high-performing teams.
• Deep technical expertise in design/architecture and distributed systems.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder collaboration skills.
• Strategic thinker with passion for innovation and solving complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of software engineers to deliver high-quality, scalable software solutions.
• Drive development and execution of engineering initiatives aligned with Glean’s objectives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements, prioritize features, and ensure timely delivery.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Champion best practices in software development, QA, and project management.
• Contribute to Glean’s technical vision and roadmap.
• Serve as a technical advisor to senior leadership.

Skills

Team leadership

Distributed systems

Design/Architecture

Communication

Strategic thinking

Job description

About Glean:

Glean is the Work AI platform that helps everyone work smarter with AI. What began as the industry’s most advanced enterprise search has evolved into a full-scale Work AI ecosystem, powering intelligent Search, an AI Assistant, and scalable AI agents on one secure, open platform. With over 100 enterprise SaaS connectors, flexible LLM choice, and robust APIs, Glean gives organizations the infrastructure to govern, scale, and customize AI across their entire business - without vendor lock-in or costly implementation cycles.

At its core, Glean is redefining how enterprises find, use, and act on knowledge. Its Enterprise Graph and Personal Knowledge Graph map the relationships between people, content, and activity, delivering deeply personalized, context-aware responses for every employee. This foundation powers Glean’s agentic capabilities - AI agents that automate real work across teams by accessing the industry’s broadest range of data: enterprise and world, structured and unstructured, historical and real-time. The result: measurable business impact through faster onboarding, hours of productivity gained each week, and smarter, safer decisions at every level.

Recognized by Fast Company as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies (Top 10, 2025), by CNBC’s Disruptor 50, Bloomberg’s AI Startups to Watch (2026), Forbes AI 50, and Gartner’s Tech Innovators in Agentic AI, Glean continues to accelerate its global impact. With customers across 50+ industries and 1,000+ employees in more than 25 countries, we’re helping the world’s largest organizations make every employee AI-fluent, and turning the superintelligent enterprise from concept into reality.

If you’re excited to shape how the world works, you’ll help build systems used daily across Microsoft Teams, Zoom, ServiceNow, Zendesk, GitHub, and many more - deeply embedded where people get things done. You’ll ship agentic capabilities on an open, extensible stack, with the craft and care required for enterprise trust, as we bring Work AI to every employee, in every company.

About the Role:

Glean is looking for Tech Lead Managers who will pave the way for our hyper growth phase. With a robust product strategy anchored in our Assistant vision, we are entering an ambitious product and team growth phase. We need engineering leaders who will build world-class software systems, uphold our cultural values of being fast-paced and customer-driven, build a top-notch team, and ensure solid execution in a highly collaborative environment. Join us at Glean and be part of a talented team shaping the future of knowledge work with AI-driven solutions.

You will:

As a Tech Lead Manager at Glean, you will be pivotal in leading our engineering team to build and enhance our cutting-edge platform. Key responsibilities and achievements include:

• Lead and mentor a team of software engineers to deliver high-quality, scalable, and reliable software solutions.
• Drive the development and execution of engineering initiatives aligned with Glean’s strategic objectives.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to define product requirements, prioritize features, and ensure timely delivery.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the engineering organization.
• Champion best practices in software development, quality assurance, and project management to drive operational excellence.
• Contribute to Glean’s technical vision and roadmap, ensuring alignment with industry trends and customer needs.
• Serve as a technical advisor to senior leadership, providing insights and recommendations on technology investments and initiatives.

About you:

• You have 7+ years of experience in software engineering, with a proven track record of leading high-performing teams.
• You possess deep technical expertise in Design/Architecture and distributed systems.
• You have strong leadership skills and a demonstrated ability to inspire and motivate teams to achieve ambitious goals.
• You are a strategic thinker passionate about driving innovation and leveraging technology to solve complex problems.
• You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and can collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• You thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and are comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving change.

Location:

• This role is in person in Bangalore, India.

Compensation & Benefits:

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 are a diverse bunch of people and we want to continue to attract and retain a diverse range of people into our organization. We’re committed to an inclusive and diverse company. We do not discriminate based on gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, civil or family status, age, disability, or race.

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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