Software Engineer, Backend

Job Description

Job Description

Glue is not just another team chat app. We're building the first platform for agentic team chat—a workspace where AI agents and humans collaborate as peers. Our platform supports leading AI models (GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, and open-source alternatives) and integrates with thousands of apps through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), enabling teams to direct actions across their entire tech stack without leaving chat.

We recently raised $20M in Series A funding. Co-founded by David Sacks and Evan Owen, Glue is redefining how teams communicate and get work done in the AI era.

We’re looking for a backend engineer to join our small team and help lead the effort to prepare the product for launch. Our technical foundation Golang, GraphQL API, PostgreSQL is simple, straightforward, and battle-tested. You’ll be working closely with the CEO / CTO and the rest of the Glue team to make early decisions and help set the direction of the service architecture, APIs, codebase, and team culture. We’ll be shipping daily and experimenting with ideas and interactions as we envision them, focusing on usability, attention to detail, performance, and innovation around optimal team communication.

Who you are

• An accomplished backend engineer with experience in designing, building, and maintaining scalable backend systems.
• Can identify system bottlenecks and optimize with simple, maintainable solutions while preparing for future changes and growth.
• Can quickly define, implement, and test API endpoints and prototype implementations against them while focusing on the end user experience that you’re validating.
• A self-starter, a builder, a doer. You know how to architect a project the “right way,” but also know when to ask about requirements and make tradeoffs depending on the maturity of the project.
• Care about details but know when to avoid getting lost in the weeds and prioritize the immediate outcomes needed.
• Want to be part of a scrappy, early team who is building something ambitious and exciting

What we're looking for

Compensation & Benefits

Glue is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. Glue doesn’t discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic, including race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, medical condition, genetic information, family care or medical leave status, marital status, domestic partner status, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by US federal, state or local laws, or the laws of the country or jurisdiction where you work.