Glean · 4 hours ago
Software Engineer, Developer Platform
San Francisco Bay Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$140K/yr - $265K/yrGlean is a Work AI platform that helps organizations work smarter with AI, evolving from advanced enterprise search to a full-scale ecosystem. The Software Engineer for the Developer Platform will build and enhance SDKs and tools for developers, ensuring a seamless integration experience with Glean's services.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Enterprise SoftwareGenerative AIMachine LearningSearch Engine
Responsibilities
Design, build, and evolve SDKs and client libraries that developers use to integrate with Glean from their own applications and agent frameworks
Own and advance agent‑focused tooling and SDKs (including MCP and related integrations) so external frameworks, IDEs, and agents can easily and reliably call into Glean
Define and maintain standards and conventions for Glean’s public REST APIs (resource design, versioning, errors, deprecations), and provide the OpenAPI schemas, tools, and CI checks that other teams use when building and evolving endpoints
Implement and harden platform and integration services in Go (and occasionally Java) that support developer workflows, agents, and external integrations, with a focus on reliability, observability, and debuggability
Build and improve developer tooling and automation that reduce 'paper cuts' for external developers
Collaborate with security and SRE to design and operate authentication and authorization flows for developer scenarios (e.g., OAuth2/OIDC, dynamic client registration, service‑to‑service auth)
Shape and improve the developer experience on developers.glean.com by contributing to documentation, quickstarts, reference material, migration guides, and changelogs
Work closely with product managers, solutions engineers, and other product teams to understand real‑world developer and partner use cases, support escalations when needed, and turn those learnings into improvements in standards, tooling, and SDKs
Mentor more junior engineers or learn from battle‑tested ones, depending on your experience and interests
Qualification
Required
BA/BS in computer science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
Experience building and shipping backend or platform systems with a strong interest in developer experience – SDKs, tools, integrations, and APIs – not just a single product surface
Proficiency in at least one modern backend language (ideally Golang, or strong interest in learning it); experience with TypeScript, Python and/or Java is a plus
Experience with at least some of the following (and excited to grow into the rest):
Designing or maintaining SDKs or client libraries
Building agent or integration tooling (IDEs, agents, workflows, plugins)
Working with REST APIs and schema‑based definitions like OpenAPI
Designing or integrating OAuth2/OIDC and related auth flows
A developer‑centric mindset: you care about ergonomics (APIs, SDKs, tooling, and docs) that make other engineers more productive and confident
Thrive in a customer‑focused, tight‑knit, cross‑functional environment and are comfortable collaborating with product teams, security, SRE, and customer‑facing teams to solve ambiguous problems
A proactive and positive attitude to lead, learn, troubleshoot, and take ownership of both small infrastructure improvements and larger cross‑team initiatives
Benefits
Medical
Vision
Dental coverage
Generous time-off policy
401k plan
Home office improvement stipend
Annual education and wellness stipends
Healthy lunches daily
Company
Glean
Glean develops an AI-based search engine software that connects enterprise data and generates answers to improve workplace efficiency.
Founded in 2019
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (22)
2024 (17)
2023 (7)
2022 (26)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$768.2MKey Investors
Wellington ManagementSequoia CapitalGeneral Catalyst
2025-06-10Series F· $150M
2024-09-10Series E· $260M
2024-02-27Series D· $203.2M
Leadership Team
Arvind Jain
Founder and CEO
Michael Miao
VP of Finance & BizOps
Recent News
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