API Platform Engineer: Context & Developer Tools

Glean; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 210,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, and Dental coverage

Generous time-off policy

Home office improvement stipend

Annual education and wellness stipends

Healthy lunches daily

Job summary

Glean is hiring a Software Engineer to own and evolve their REST API standards in Mountain View. This hybrid role requires 5+ years of experience in software engineering, focusing on public‑facing APIs and developer platforms.

The ideal candidate is skilled in REST API principles and at least one modern backend programming language like Golang. Compensation ranges from $210,000 to $260,000 annually, complemented by benefits like Medical coverage, generous time-off policy, and home office stipends.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry software engineering experience, building and shipping public‑facing APIs.
• Proficiency in at least one modern backend language, ideally Golang.
• Deep fluency in REST API design principles including versioning and backward compatibility.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve Glean's REST API standards.
• Design and ship new API endpoints for Glean's platform.
• Build the API gateway layer with routing and authentication.

Skills

REST API design principles

Golang

TypeScript

Python

Java

Education

BA/BS in computer science or related field

Job description

Glean is hiring a Software Engineer to own and evolve their REST API standards in Mountain View. This hybrid role requires 5+ years of experience in software engineering, focusing on public‑facing APIs and developer platforms.

The ideal candidate is skilled in REST API principles and at least one modern backend programming language like Golang. Compensation ranges from $210,000 to $260,000 annually, complemented by benefits like Medical coverage, generous time-off policy, and home office stipends.