Glean

Founding Forward Deployed Engineer

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4 days ago
Mountain View, CA, USAStaff+
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$160k - $270k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Discover and build new 0-to-1 product surfaces based on strategic customer problems.
  • Lead opportunity discovery, business diagnosis, hypothesis formation, and customer validation before implementation.
  • Partner directly with C-suite customer stakeholders and communicate product decisions, value, and risks clearly.
  • Build and ship production software and AI-powered solutions in ambiguous environments.
  • Work with Glean’s engineering and product teams to scale successful solutions into repeatable products.
  • Use field insights to influence the evolution of Glean’s platform and capabilities.

Requirements

  • At least 4 years of experience in technical roles with a track record of shipping production software.
  • Production AI experience, including prompt engineering, agent development, evaluation frameworks, and deployment at scale.
  • Strong full-stack programming skills and a deep understanding of enterprise systems.
  • Ability to identify customer business problems, develop product hypotheses, and determine practical implementation paths.
  • Ability to build trust and communicate effectively with executives, technical teams, and other stakeholders.
  • Strong independent judgment, curiosity, resourcefulness, and ability to work in ambiguous environments.
  • Willingness to travel 25–50% of the time.
  • Preferred: founder, top-tier technology company, or forward deployed engineering experience.
  • Preferred: technical degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a related field.
  • Preferred: familiarity with LLMs, retrieval systems, and evaluation frameworks.
  • Preferred: experience driving technology adoption inside large enterprises.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement with 3–4 days per week in a San Francisco Bay Area office.
  • 25–50% travel required.
  • Annual compensation range of $160,000–$270,000, with possible variable compensation and equity depending on the role.
  • Medical, vision, and dental coverage, generous time off, and a 401(k) plan.
  • Home office improvement stipend plus annual education and wellness stipends.
  • Regular company events and healthy lunches provided daily.

Categories

Forward Deployed
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About Glean

11-50 employees

Glean.ai is Intelligent AP. We leverage untapped invoice data to surface relevant context, actionable insights, and savings recommendations that power great spend decisions.

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