Staff Backend Engineer, Gitlab Delivery: Upgrades

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Remote
Remote
Proficiency in go programming
Hands-on kubernetes production experience
Designing and maintaining helm charts
GitLab is a high-performance, AI-driven DevSecOps platform trusted by over 50 million users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100

Job Summary

  • GitLab is a high-performance, AI-driven DevSecOps platform trusted by over 50 million users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100.
  • The Staff Backend Engineer will lead the technical vision for cloud-native, self-managed deployment strategies to enable zero-downtime upgrades and reduce operational complexity.
  • GitLab supports employees with benefits for health, finances, well-being, flexible paid time off, equity compensation, and growth and development funds.

Matching Summary

GitLab is a high-performance, AI-driven DevSecOps platform trusted by over 50 million users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Proficiency in Go programming
  • Hands-on Kubernetes production experience
  • Designing and maintaining Helm charts
  • Cloud-native deployment tooling
  • PostgreSQL schema design and migrations
  • Linux systems and production operations
  • Automation and integration frameworks

Nice-to-have

  • Familiarity with Ruby on Rails architecture
  • Experience with service mesh and observability stacks
  • Knowledge of infrastructure as code tools
  • Interest in open source infrastructure
  • Ability to guide through influence
  • Mentoring and cross-team collaboration

Key Requirements

  • Strong software engineering experience
  • Experience with Kubernetes Operators and CRDs
  • Knowledge of stateful workloads and persistent storage
  • Understanding of Linux package management and systemd
  • Ability to write technical proposals and documentation
  • Experience in production operations and incident response

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