Software Engineer, APIs & Context Platform

About this role

Glean seeks a Software Engineer to build and evolve the APIs and context platform that powers enterprise AI experiences. You'll own REST API standards, design platform primitives, build the API gateway layer, and create developer tools that enable both internal teams and external partners to build on Glean's Work AI ecosystem.

What you'll do

• Own REST API standards including versioning, backward-compatibility, deprecation policy, and OpenAPI tooling
• Design and ship new API endpoints exposing search, knowledge graph, chat, and agent capabilities
• Build API gateway layer with routing, authentication, rate limiting, and usage metering
• Define reusable platform primitives for internal and external developers
• Develop SDKs, client libraries, and agent integrations
• Create infrastructure, documentation, and developer tools across multiple stack layers

What they're looking for

• REST API design and architecture
• Backend services development
• Authentication and security (OAuth2, API keys, OIDC)
• API gateway implementation
• SDK and client library development
• OpenAPI/specification tooling
• Full-stack development across backend and developer tools
• Documentation and developer experience