Senior Software Engineer

About the company:

Gloat transforms organizations into Exponential Enterprises where AI amplifies human potential rather than replacing it. Our platform empowers employees to become Exponential Contributors by breaking work down to skills and tasks, identifying the best opportunities for AI automation and augmentation, and orchestrating intelligent collaboration between humans and AI. We deliver what AI promised: exponential productivity, growth, and transformation through Work Orchestration, Workforce Readiness, and Enterprise Optimization.

Life at Gloat:

Gloat is a revolutionary startup with a global workforce. We have offices in Tel Aviv, New York City and London and work with customers around the globe. We value collaboration, innovative thinking, and curiosity and we’re looking for bright, driven, and passionate people to grow with us. If you care about empowering businesses and people to reach their potential, you’re in for a fun ride.

Who we’re looking for:

We are looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our engineering team. This role is heavily focused on backend development (approximately 80%), with the remaining 20% dedicated to frontend integration and maintenance. You will be responsible for architecting scalable server-side logic while maintaining the ability to handle necessary client-side tasks.

Requirements:

Experience: Minimum of 5 years of professional software development experience.
Backend Expertise: Strong proficiency in server-side languages (e.g., Python, Java, Node.js, Go).
Infrastructure & Cloud: Deep understanding of cloud-based architecture, microservices, Docker, Kubernetes, and Kafka.
Database Knowledge: Proficiency in NoSQL, SQL. Graph DB and Vector DB - advantage.
Frontend Proficiency: Functional knowledge of React/Angular and willingness to handle UI tasks as needed. TypeScript - Advantage.
AI & Code Agents: Experience utilizing AI coding agents and LLM-based tools to accelerate development cycles and optimize workflows.
Problem Solving: Strong analytical skills and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

At Gloat, we believe that building the most important company in the history of human capital begins with having a diverse and inclusive workforce ourselves. This means that we look for individuals who can bring unique strengths, perspectives, skills, and backgrounds to our existing teams. Gloat is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does/will not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

Responsibilities:

Design, build, and maintain high-performance, scalable backend services and rest APIs.
Take end-to-end ownership of features and projects, driving them from technical design through to deployment and monitoring.
Architect and optimize database schemas and data pipelines.
Ensure system reliability, security, and performance efficiency in production.
Collaborate with the team to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.
Mentor junior team members and contribute to code reviews and technical decision-making.