# Software Engineer, Product Backend

**Company:** [Glean](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/glean)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $140k – $265k/yr
**Skills:** Go, Java, REST APIs, Openapi, SQL, NoSQL, Distributed Systems
**Posted:** 2026-03-16

> Builds and owns greenfield backend features including scalable REST APIs and distributed CRUD systems. Collaborates cross-functionally to deliver user-facing product enhancements using Golang/Java, SQL/NoSQL.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Oversee the entirety of your greenfield features from inception to implementation, experimentation, launch and beyond
- Work with designers, product managers, data scientists, and other engineers to understand our problem space and create elegant solutions
- Architect REST APIs that are backed by stable, scalable server side implementations and maximize web client flexibility for rapidly meeting evolving product requirements
- Write robust code that’s efficient, easy to read, maintain and test
- Mentor more junior engineers or learn from battle tested ones

## Requirements
- BA/BS in computer science, or related degree
- Experience of building and shipping scalable features in the backend
- Thrive in a customer-focused, tight-knit and cross-functional environment
- A proactive and positive attitude to lead, learn, troubleshoot and take ownership of both small tasks and large features
- A user-centric and empathetic mentality for building products
- Experience in building scalable & maintainable backend systems
- Love authoring easy-to-hold and future-proof REST APIs, OpenAPI is a plus
- Experience building distributed CRUD level functionality, ideally both SQL and NoSQL
- Comfortable in or desire to master **Golang** and **Java**

## Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary range: **$140,000 - $265,000** annually (determined by location, level, knowledge, skills, experience)
- Variable compensation, equity, and benefits for certain roles
- Comprehensive benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental coverage, generous time-off, 401k
- Home office improvement stipend, annual education and wellness stipends
- Company events, daily healthy lunches

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