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