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Lead Software Engineer, Data Foundations

Glean

$200,000 - $265,000
Sep 4, 2025
Palo Alto, CA, US
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Glean's Data Foundation Team needs a technical lead to pave the way for hyper growth by building and enhancing the company's AI-powered knowledge management platform, specifically focusing on enterprise data ingestion and management infrastructure to power Glean's Search and AI capabilities.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering
  • 2 years experience as a technical lead
  • Proven track record of delivering high scale backend services
  • Delivered vertical projects with net new features that needed to span & coordinate with multiple teams
  • Delivered a system that had to scale to large numbers of customers/users over a few years

Responsibilities

  • Lead new product initiatives involving ingesting, understanding, and interacting with enterprise data—experimenting, prototyping, and shipping ideas quickly.
  • Scale robust distributed systems to handle billions of permissions-aware documents in real time, as well as build new systems from the ground up.
  • Drive high, direct impact by collaborating with cross-functional teams on business-critical projects, and working directly with customers.

Other

  • This role is hybrid (3 days a week in one of our SF Bay Area offices)
  • You have strong leadership skills and a demonstrated ability to inspire and motivate teams to achieve ambitious goals.
  • You are a strategic thinker passionate about driving innovation and leveraging technology to solve complex problems.
  • You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and can collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
  • You thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and are comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving change.
  • 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.