As a Staff Backend Engineer on the GitLab CD team, you'll be a foundational technical leader on a high-visibility greenfield initiative at the intersection of GitLab's core platform and its AI strategy
Job Summary
As a Staff Backend Engineer on the GitLab CD team, you'll be a foundational technical leader on a high-visibility greenfield initiative at the intersection of GitLab's core platform and its AI strategy.
You'll lead technical execution on the CD platform, decompose complex architectural designs into well-scoped, deliverable work, and drive the team to ship with quality and confidence.
The GitLab CD team is a newly formed group within the Deploy stage, offering a rare opportunity to define the technical foundation of a high-visibility product area inside an established company operating at significant scale.
Matching Summary
As a Staff Backend Engineer on the GitLab CD team, you'll be a foundational technical leader on a high-visibility greenfield initiative at the intersection of GitLab's core platform and its AI strategy.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Backend services in Go
Distributed systems design
Release orchestration and deployment automation
Docker and Kubernetes at production scale
GitOps workflows and tools
Policy-based governance in software delivery
Nice-to-have
AI engineering experience
Building AI-integrated product features
Ruby on Rails experience
Collaborative, async-first environment
Constructive approach to ambiguity
Key Requirements
Deep professional experience building backend services in Go
Demonstrated expertise in distributed systems design
Extensive experience leading or contributing to release orchestration, deployment automation, or continuous delivery systems
Extensive hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes
Strong familiarity with GitOps workflows
Experience with policy-based governance
Proven ability to translate complex architecture into clear, executable engineering work
Demonstrated ability to incorporate AI tools into daily engineering workflows
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills