Tech Lead Manager, Admin Console

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

• Standard base salary range: $250,000 - $300,000 annually.
• Variable compensation, equity, and benefits may apply.