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About the Role
GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps, enabling organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100 trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster.
We're looking for a Backend Engineer to join our Source Code Experience team within GitLab's Create stage. You'll help make everyday source code workflows clear, reliable, and efficient for people working across GitLab projects. As artificial intelligence agents increasingly write and manage code alongside people, you'll build backend capabilities and interfaces that support trustworthy collaboration between people and agents.
You'll work in one of GitLab's oldest and most complex product areas, using Ruby and GraphQL to improve critical source code experiences across GitLab.com, self-managed instances, and GitLab Dedicated. With support from experienced team members, you'll help maintain high reliability through performance and structured query language tuning, caching, rate limiting, testing, observability, and resiliency.
Key Technical Responsibilities
- check_circle Develop secure, well-tested, performant features and improvements using Ruby and GraphQL.
- check_circle Work through complex requirements and legacy constraints to deliver clear solutions while protecting the reliability of this critical system.
- check_circle Design and maintain backend services, application programming interfaces, data models, and business logic that support intuitive source code workflows.
- check_circle Collaborate across functions and teams, both asynchronously and synchronously, and involve domain experts when their input will improve the outcome.
- check_circle Use artificial intelligence agents for well-scoped work when they can speed up delivery without sacrificing quality, and critically review their output.
- check_circle Write maintainable code that follows GitLab's standards and contribute to constructive code reviews.
- check_circle Help strengthen reliability by monitoring production health metrics, participating in Tier 2 on-call, troubleshooting incidents, contributing to root cause analysis, and improving observability and resiliency.
- check_circle Share knowledge through code review, technical documentation, and everyday collaboration while learning from others.
Prerequisites & Qualifications
- check Professional experience building backend web applications, services, or application programming interfaces, with experience using Ruby and GraphQL.
- check An understanding of relational databases, structured query language, data modeling, caching, background processing, and backend performance practices.
- check Experience contributing to user-facing workflows and maintaining their underlying systems.
- check Experience writing backend unit and integration tests, with familiarity with the testing pyramid, Git, and collaborative code review processes.
- check Experience using artificial intelligence coding agents and reviewing their output, or an interest in building these skills in a complex monorepo.
- check Clear written and spoken English communication skills, including sharing useful status updates in a remote, asynchronous environment.
- check The ability to manage assigned priorities, work through ambiguity, take ownership of your work, and seek guidance when needed.
About GitLab Greenhouse Board
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GitLab Greenhouse Board operates as a remote-first technology and software hiring entity based in the United States, facilitating recruitment processes aligned with GitLab's broader organizational standards.