Software Engineer, Frontend
At a glance
Mid-level Frontend Engineering role at Glean. Mountain View · $115,000–$260,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Build polished React interfaces with product designers and backend engineers
- Guide features from early concept through release and ongoing improvements
- Write maintainable, testable code that is clear for other engineers to work with
- Find ways around platform limits so Glean works smoothly across user workflows
- Support junior engineers through mentoring, while continuing to learn from experienced teammates
What you bring
- A computer science degree or a related qualification
- Experience with a highly refined consumer React app, or at least four years building web apps
- Working knowledge of TypeScript, or JavaScript skills and an interest in typed code
- A background using open web technologies to create precise, responsive interfaces across devices
Who this fits
This role suits a frontend engineer who enjoys owning features, working closely across disciplines, and mentoring or learning from teammates. You’ll work from the San Francisco or Palo Alto office three days a week. The interview includes a brief exercise or discussion about how you use and think about AI.
From the employer
Glean is looking for creative engineers to launch beautiful, smooth user facing features from within a modern React and TypeScript codebase. In a rapidly growing startup, this entails developing ideas with product designers to best balance constraints with requirements, delivering best-in-class user interfaces that run in modern mobile and desktop browsers, as well as creating frontend infrastructure to support rapid experimentation and development.
You will:
- Build delightful user interfaces with React.js in collaboration with stellar product designers and backend engineers
- Oversee the entirety of your features from inception to launch and beyond
- Write robust code that’s easy to read, maintain and test
- Push the boundaries of platform constraints to integrate an instant Glean experience into every workflow
- Mentor more junior engineers or learn from battle tested ones
About you:
- BA/BS in computer science, or related degree
- Experience with a highly polished consumer grade React.js app, or 4+ with any web app
- 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
- Passionate about using open web technologies (HTML5/CSS/JS) to build pixel perfect, zero-latency, 60FPS user interfaces that run on all devices
- Comfortable in TypeScript, or JavaScript and type-curious
- Experienced in or desire to master one or more of: Progressive Web Apps (PWA), Web Extensions, Electron, Capacitor, React, Redux, Webpack
Location:
- This role is hybrid (3 days a week in either our San Francisco or Palo Alto office)
Compensation & Benefits:
The standard base salary range for this position is $115,000 - $260,000 annually. 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.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including competitive compensation, Medical, Vision, and Dental coverage, generous time-off policy, and the opportunity to contribute to your 401k plan to support your long-term goals. When you join, you'll receive a home office improvement stipend, as well as an annual education and wellness stipends to support your growth and wellbeing. We foster a vibrant company culture through regular events, and provide healthy lunches daily to keep you fueled and focused.
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.
AI-First Mindset at Glean: 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. Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates and Applicants: Depending on your location, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), or other privacy laws may regulate the way we manage the data of job applicants. Our full notice outlining how data will be processed as part of the application procedure for applicable locations is available in our Privacy Policy. By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required. US applicants and their applications are subject to arbitration of disputes as outlined in our Applicant Arbitration Agreement.By clicking “Submit Application,” I confirm that I have read the Global Data Privacy Notice and the Applicant Arbitration Agreement, and I agree to the terms.
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