Tech Lead Manager, Admin Console
Leads engineering team building Admin Console for enterprise AI platform, owning full-stack architecture for admin workflows like data setup, security, and governance. Requires 8+ years software engineering, 1+ years management, and strong coding skills in Python/Go/Java/etc.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow the Admin Console engineering team, providing both people leadership and strong technical direction.
- Own architecture and execution for core admin-facing workflows including data source setup, security configuration, deployment management, and feature rollout controls.
- Partner closely with Product and Design to simplify complex enterprise workflows and make the admin experience more intuitive and scalable.
- Help evolve the Admin Console from a system centered on crawlers and data setup into a broader control plane for enterprise context, actions, governance, and AI capability management.
- Improve self-serve activation so admins can get their organizations up and running faster, with less dependency on human support.
- Improve visibility into crawl health, connector status, indexing progress, permissions, and rollout readiness so admins can confidently understand what is happening in their deployment.
- Build systems and workflows that help admins safely scale Glean across users, teams, and capabilities over time through a coherent interface.
- Collaborate deeply with backend, connector, infra, and security teams to deliver unified admin experiences that sit on top of platform and infrastructure layers.
Requirements
- 8+ years of software engineering experience building production distributed systems or cloud-native applications.
- 1+ years of engineering management experience of a full stack team.
- BS/BA in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Strong coding skills in at least one of: Python, Go, Java, C++, Javascript.
- Product-minded: prioritize customer impact, clear SLAs/SLOs, and pragmatic iteration.
- Ownership-driven with a positive, proactive attitude; comfortable leading projects or learning from battle-tested engineers.
- Experience building enterprise SaaS, enterprise platform, admin console, or similarly configurable product experiences.
- Experience working on products where usability, governance, permissions, and technical complexity all matter.
- Experience mentoring engineers with different technical strengths, including frontend and backend team members.
- Ability to operate in ambiguity and shape roadmap, architecture, and team execution in a fast-moving environment.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and comfort partnering with product, design, security, and platform teams.
Compensation
Base salary range: $250,000 - $300,000 annually. Eligible for variable compensation, equity, and comprehensive benefits including medical, vision, dental, time-off, 401k, stipends, and company events.
Skills
Python, Go, Java, C++, JavaScript, Distributed Systems, Cloud-Native Applications, Full-Stack Development, Saas Architecture, Governance Systems
Similar jobs
Engineering Management jobs
Sesame
San Francisco, CA
Leads a hands-on product engineering team building and operating polished, scalable software products. Requires 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years managing teams, with depth in full-stack development, distributed systems, reliability, and product quality.
Applied Intuition
Washington, DC
Leads a team of Forward Deployed Engineers delivering and integrating physical AI systems for defense and government customers. Requires 8+ years of industry experience, recent technical leadership, production deployment experience, broad software and hardware expertise, and U.S. security-clearance eligibility.
Nectarsocial
Palo Alto, CA
Leads and scales engineering teams responsible for high-throughput social-data systems, real-time AI agents, analytics, and automation. The role combines people management, product execution, architecture oversight, delivery excellence, hiring, and cross-functional collaboration.
ClickUp
United States
Leads and grows the Identity & Access Management Platform engineering team while owning delivery of secure, auditable, enterprise-grade authentication and authorization systems. Requires 8+ years of software engineering experience, 3+ years of engineering management, deep IAM expertise, and strong AI-enabled operating practices.
OpenAI
New York, NYLeads and develops a customer-facing Applied AI Engineering team delivering production AI systems and sustained enterprise adoption. The role requires strong technical judgment, people leadership, executive communication, and experience scaling complex AI or software implementations.