Full Stack TypeScript Engineer
Role Overview
This is a senior-level full-time engineering role as the first full-time engineer at Glama, working on designing, building, and scaling core MCP infrastructure used by thousands daily. Day-to-day responsibilities include improving the MCP server directory, gateway, and hosting systems, designing backend infrastructure for server discovery and deployment, and building APIs, SDKs, and frontend interfaces. The hire will have significant impact by shaping foundational products and engaging with developer communities.
Perks & Benefits
This is a fully remote position, offering flexibility with no specific time zone mentioned, though it requires up to 8 weeks per year of in-person coworking sessions in major U.S. cities like San Francisco and Austin. Career growth opportunities include deep expertise in the MCP ecosystem, contributing to open-source projects, and engaging with large developer communities on Reddit and Discord. The culture is likely collaborative and startup-oriented, with a focus on innovation and community support.
Full Job Description
Glama develops and maintains the core infrastructure of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) ecosystem, empowering developers and organizations to build, deploy, and scale MCP services.What we doOperate the largest free, public directory of MCP servers with open API access.Host private MCP server instances for over 30,000 active users.Build open-source frameworks and tools, like FastMCP, mcp-proxy, and mcp-client.Maintain a gateway that connects users to LLMs from Anthropic, OpenAI, Grok, and others.Provide a ChatGPT-like MCP client that lets users access different LLMs.Run the two largest MCP communities on Reddit and Discord.RoleYou will be Glama's first full-time engineer. Until now, everything has been bootstrapped by the founder.You'll help design, build, and scale products and infrastructure used by thousands every day.What you'll work onImprove and expand the MCP server directory, gateway, and hosting systems.Design backend infrastructure for MCP server discovery, deployment, authentication, and observability.Build APIs, SDKs, and frontend interfaces for developers and end users.Contribute to and maintain open-source MCP tools and frameworks.Support and engage with developer communities on Reddit, Discord, and other platforms.What we are looking forAdvanced skills in TypeScript, React, Node.js, and PostgreSQL.Willingness to develop deep expertise in the Model Context Protocol ecosystem and stay current with ongoing advancements.Ability to recognize and articulate technical challenges within MCP systems, and actively contribute ideas and solutions to our product roadmap.Our tech stackTypeScriptReact (React Router v7)Node.jsPostgreSQLRedisDocker, KubernetesTemporalInterview processFollow up questions on your application (10-20 minutes)Technical interview (30 minutes)Technical Assessment (pair programming) (3 hours)This is a remote position, but will require up to 8 weeks per year of in-person coworking sessions in major U.S. cities such as San Francisco and Austin.Please mention the word **IMPORTANT** and tag RODguMTk4Ljk5LjE0Mw== when applying to show you read the job post completely (#RODguMTk4Ljk5LjE0Mw==). This is a beta feature to avoid spam applicants. Companies can search these words to find applicants that read this and see they're human.