Glean · 1 day ago
Founding Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco Bay Area
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$160K/yr - $270K/yr
4+ years expGlean is the Work AI platform that helps everyone work smarter with AI. As a Founding Forward Deployed Engineer, you will partner with customers to architect AI solutions, manage deployments, and shape product evolution while working closely with various teams to ensure successful implementation.
Agentic AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)Enterprise SoftwareGenerative AIMachine LearningSearch Engine
Responsibilities
Build production AI applications using Glean's platform including custom agents, workflows, connectors, and integrations that solve real business problems
Develop deep customer relationships and manage executive stakeholder engagement throughout the lifecycle of your engagements
Guide customers through the end-to-end deployment of Glean in complex enterprise environments, ensuring smooth implementation and rapid time to value
Stay current on LLM advancements and AI tools to bring the latest capabilities to customer deployments
Shape the product roadmap by sharing field learnings about platform strengths and opportunities for development
Build lasting partnerships with customers while identifying new ways to deploy AI throughout your engagements
Qualification
Required
4+ years in technical, client-facing roles such as Forward Deployed Engineer, Software Engineer or Solutions Architect. Former technical founders are strongly encouraged to apply
Production LLM experience including prompt engineering, agent development, evaluation frameworks, and deployment at scale
Strong full-stack programming skills and experience building custom integrations in hybrid or SaaS environments, with a track record of shipping production software
Cloud platform experience with GCP, AWS, or Azure
Enterprise systems knowledge including networking, security frameworks, and common business application stacks
High agency and comfort with ambiguity—you spot problems early and solve them independently
Strong communication skills with both technical teams and business stakeholders
Founder mentality: scrappy, resourceful, and outcome-driven
Preferred
Prior experience in customer‑facing, consultative roles (solutions, support, product management) and comfort presenting to senior leaders
Exposure to evaluating AI outcomes (e.g., defining success criteria, using sample tasks, reviewing results) and iterating for quality, latency, and cost
Ability to analyze usage signals and customer feedback to inform roadmap and drive adoption
Benefits
Medical, Vision, and Dental coverage
Generous time-off policy
Opportunity to contribute to your 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.
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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