Software Engineer, Backend
Glean
Bangalore, IndiaPosted 3 months ago
Skill Required
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Key highlights
- In-person role in Bangalore, India
- Minimum 6+ years of experience required
- Eligible for variable compensation, equity, and benefits
Role overview
Glean is the Work AI platform that helps enterprises work smarter by providing intelligent Search, an AI Assistant, and scalable AI agents on a secure, open platform. The company is seeking Backend/Infrastructure engineers to build a highly performant, scalable, secure, and permissions-aware system that makes enterprise knowledge accessible to employees in all work contexts. The role involves working on modern cloud-native application stacks, distributed systems, storage, security, and multi-cloud deployment, with opportunities to own projects from inception to production launch and collaborate with a strong team.
Responsibilities
- 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
Requirements
- BA/BS in computer science, or related degree
- Minimum 6+ years of experience working on infrastructure for distributed systems or cloud-native applications
- 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
Nice to have
- Familiarity with cloud native development practices in GCP/AWS/Azure is a plus
Benefits
- 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
Additional details
- This role is in person in Bangalore, India
- At Glean, AI fluency is core to how we work and we're committed to ensuring every new hire feels confident integrating AI into their everyday work. As part of the interview process, you'll complete a brief AI-focused exercise or discussion so we can understand how you think about, design, and use AI to drive impact in your role. Feel free to reference any tools, platforms, or workflows you use today — prior Glean experience isn't required.
- 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.
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