Software Engineer, Product Backend

Gleanwork; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental coverage

Generous time-off policy

401(k) plan contributions

Home office improvement stipend

Annual education and wellness stipends

Healthy daily lunches

Regular company events

Job summary

Gleanwork is on the lookout for creative engineers to develop and launch user-facing features in a thriving startup. Your role involves overseeing projects from inception to implementation, working alongside product managers, designers, and other engineers to craft solutions.

The ideal candidate should possess a BA/BS in computer science, backend development experience, proficiency in REST APIs, and a strong desire to mentor others. We offer competitive compensation and substantial benefits, optimizing your work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Experience building and shipping scalable features in the backend.
• Ability to write robust, efficient, and maintainable code.
• Experience in mentoring junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Oversee greenfield features from inception to implementation.
• Work collaboratively with designers and product managers.
• Architect REST APIs and stable server-side implementations.

Skills

Customer-focused mindset

Proactive attitude

Empathy in product building

Experience in backend systems

REST API development

SQL and NoSQL knowledge

Golang proficiency

Java proficiency

Education

BA/BS in computer science or related degree

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 401(k) plan to support your long‑term goals. When you join, you’ll receive a home office improvement stipend, as well as 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.

EEO Statement

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.