Software Engineer, Tech Lead, Admin Console

Details

Glean is building a Work AI platform that combines enterprise search, an AI Assistant, and scalable AI agents on a secure, open platform. The platform includes more than 100 enterprise SaaS connectors, flexible LLM choice, robust APIs, and Enterprise and Personal Knowledge Graphs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the Admin Console engineering team and provide strong technical direction.
• Own architecture and execution for admin-facing workflows, including data source setup, security configuration, deployment management, and feature rollout controls.
• Partner with Product and Design to simplify complex enterprise workflows and make the admin experience more intuitive and scalable.
• Evolve the Admin Console from a system focused on crawlers and data setup into a broader control plane for enterprise context, actions, governance, and AI capability management.
• Improve self-serve activation so administrators can deploy their organizations faster with less reliance on human support.
• Improve visibility into crawl health, connector status, indexing progress, permissions, and rollout readiness.
• Build systems and workflows that help administrators safely scale Glean across users, teams, and capabilities.
• Collaborate with backend, connector, infrastructure, and security teams to deliver unified administrative experiences across platform and infrastructure layers.

Requirements

• 7+ years of software engineering experience building production distributed systems or cloud-native applications.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong coding skills in at least one of Python, Go, Java, C++, or JavaScript.
• Product-minded approach with a focus on customer impact, clear SLAs/SLOs, and pragmatic iteration.
• Ownership-driven and proactive, with the ability to lead projects and learn from experienced engineers.
• Experience building enterprise SaaS, enterprise platforms, admin consoles, or similarly configurable product experiences.
• Experience working on products where usability, governance, permissions, and technical complexity are important.
• Experience mentoring engineers with different technical strengths, including frontend and backend engineers.
• Ability to operate in ambiguity and shape roadmaps, architecture, and team execution in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and comfort partnering with product, design, security, and platform teams.
• AI fluency is valued. The interview process includes a brief AI-focused exercise or discussion about designing and using AI to drive impact.

Location

• Hybrid role requiring four days per week in the Mountain View or San Francisco office.

Compensation And Benefits

• Standard base salary range of $250,000–$300,000 annually.
• Certain roles may be eligible for variable compensation, equity, and benefits.
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Generous time-off policy.
• 401(k) contribution plan.
• Home office improvement stipend.
• Annual education and wellness stipends.
• Regular company events and healthy daily lunches.
• Commitment to an inclusive and diverse workplace.