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# Backend/Infrastructure Engineer

- **Company:** Glean, Ai
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $265,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, C++ (Programming Language), Databases, Software Design Documents, Distributed File Systems, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Spring Cloud, Backend, Containerization, Information Technology, Software Coding
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/software-engineer-storage-glean-website-7262318

## About the Role

* 5+ years of experience
 * BA/BS in computer science, or related degree
 * Experience working on infrastructure for distributed systems or cloud-native applications
 * Experience with storage systems (e.g., databases, object stores, or distributed file systems), * 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
 * Familiarity with cloud native development practices in GCP/AWS/Azure is a plus

## Description

Glean is seeking a Backend/Infrastructure Engineer to build and evolve the Storage layer that powers a highly available, performant, secure, and cost-effective suite of storage options for all data at Glean.

 * You'll own the storage systems that handle Glean's most sensitive data - from enterprise documents and permission hierarchies to user behavioral signals and real-time query path data.
 * Your work will directly enable organizations at scale to discover and act on their critical knowledge, supporting millions of searches, chat interactions, and agent workflows.
 * You'll deliver robust uptime guarantees, autoscaling, and reliable alerting/monitoring for a key component that runs across multiple cloud providers.
 * As part of the Storage team, you'll be responsible for a critical piece of Glean's infrastructure, working closely with several other teams to support their workloads.
 * You'll also work across the stack to abstract cloud differences, reduce human intervention through self-healing systems, and drive real business impact by enabling Glean's ever-growing scale.

You will:

 * 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


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