Senior Backend Engineer (ruby Or Golang), Tenant Scale; Cells Infrastructure

GitLab

Remote, US
Base: $117,600 - $252,000 usd; bonus/equity: not s...
Remote
Golang or ruby on rails experience
High-scale distributed systems design
Production incident response ownership
GitLab is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer for its Cells Infrastructure team, focusing on enhancing the scalability and reliability of their platform. The ideal candidate should have experience with Golang or Ruby on Rails and possess a strong understanding of distributed systems and high-throughput services

Job Summary

  • This role focuses on building the foundational edge routing and topology services that enable GitLab.com to scale horizontally through its Cells architecture.
  • The successful candidate will operate and improve these critical systems by participating in tier-2 on-call duties and strengthening observability tooling.
  • GitLab offers a high-performance culture driven by values and continuous knowledge exchange, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows.

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GitLab is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer for its Cells Infrastructure team, focusing on enhancing the scalability and reliability of their platform. The ideal candidate should have experience with Golang or Ruby on Rails and possess a strong understanding of distributed systems and high-throughput services.

Salary

Base: $117,600 - $252,000 USD; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Flexible PTO, Equity Compensation, Growth Fund

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Golang or Ruby on Rails experience
  • High-scale distributed systems design
  • Production incident response ownership
  • Relational database schema design
  • Async-first global team collaboration

Nice-to-have

  • TypeScript development experience
  • gRPC and protocol buffers knowledge
  • PostgreSQL performance tuning
  • Architecture Decision Record authoring
  • AI integration in daily workflows

Key Requirements

  • Experience with production systems in high-scale environments
  • Ability to reason about consistency models and failure modes
  • Strong written communication skills for async teams

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