Software Engineer, Storage

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, and Dental coverage

Generous time-off policy

Home office improvement stipend

Annual education and wellness stipend

Healthy lunches daily

Job summary

Gleanwork is seeking a Backend/Infrastructure Engineer based in Mountain View, California. You will build and evolve the Storage layer, ensuring high availability, performance, and security for enterprise-level data.

This role requires 5+ years of experience, with a strong IT background in distributed systems, coding skills in languages like Go/Python/Java/C++, and familiarity with cloud technologies.

The position is hybrid, requiring presence in the office 4 days a week, offering a competitive salary, and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in similar roles.
• Experience working on infrastructure for distributed systems or cloud-native applications.
• Experience with storage systems (databases, object stores, or distributed file systems).

Responsibilities

• Own impactful infrastructure problems from inception to production launch.
• Write well thought out design documents and robust code.
• Mentor more junior engineers or learn from experienced ones.

Skills

Collaboration

Coding (Go/Python/Java/C++)

Design for reliability and scale

Cloud native development practices

Education

BA/BS in computer science or related degree

Tools

GCP

AWS

Azure

Job description

About the Role

Glean is seeking a Backend/Infrastructure Engineer to build and evolve the Storage layer that powers a highly available, performant, secure, and cost‑effective suite of storage options for all data at Glean.

• You’ll own the storage systems that handle Glean’s most sensitive data — from enterprise documents and permission hierarchies to user behavioral signals and real‑time query path data.
• Your work will directly enable organizations at scale to discover and act on their critical knowledge, supporting millions of searches, chat interactions, and agent workflows.
• You’ll deliver robust uptime guarantees, autoscaling, and reliable alerting/monitoring for a key component that runs across multiple cloud providers.
• As part of the Storage team, you’ll be responsible for a critical piece of Glean’s infrastructure, working closely with several other teams to support their workloads.
• You’ll also work across the stack to abstract cloud differences, reduce human intervention through self‑healing systems, and drive real business impact by enabling Glean’s ever‑growing scale.

You will

• Own impactful infrastructure problems from inception and architecture to production launch.
• Write well thought out design documents and robust, high‑quality and well‑tested code.
• Work collaboratively with a strong team to identify the most impactful projects we should be prioritizing in our roadmap.
• Mentor more junior engineers or learn from battle‑tested ones.

You are

• 5+ years of experience.
• BA/BS in computer science, or related degree.
• Experience working on infrastructure for distributed systems or cloud‑native applications.
• Experience with storage systems (e.g., databases, object stores, or distributed file systems).

Key knowledge and skills

• Thrive in a customer‑focused, tight‑knit and cross‑functional environment – being a team player and willing to take on whatever is most impactful for the company is a must.
• A proactive and positive attitude to lead, learn, troubleshoot and take ownership of both small tasks and large features.
• Strong coding skills (for example in Go/Python/Java/C++ etc) with an emphasis on designing for reliability and scale, and writing well‑tested components.
• Familiarity with cloud native development practices in GCP/AWS/Azure is a plus.

Location

• This role is hybrid (4 days a week in our Mountain View office).

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 an annual education and wellness stipend 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.