Staff Backend Engineer, Developer Experience

GitLab

Remote
$131,600—$282,000 usd; not specified; not specifie...
Remote
Developer tooling and devex strategies
Transforming testing at scale
Optimizing ci/cd pipelines
As a Staff Backend Engineer in the Developer Experience group, you’ll work cross-functionally to help identify and improve the engineering experience across GitLab’s internal engineering teams

Job Summary

  • As a Staff Backend Engineer in the Developer Experience group, you’ll work cross-functionally to help identify and improve the engineering experience across GitLab’s internal engineering teams.
  • You will drive technical excellence, champion engineering needs, transform testing at scale, optimize CI/CD pipelines, break down systemic bottlenecks, and shape engineering culture.
  • GitLab offers benefits to support health, finances, and well-being, flexible paid time off, Team Member Resource Groups, equity compensation, and a growth and development fund.

Matching Summary

As a Staff Backend Engineer in the Developer Experience group, you’ll work cross-functionally to help identify and improve the engineering experience across GitLab’s internal engineering teams.

Salary

$131,600—$282,000 USD; Not specified; Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Developer tooling and DevEx strategies
  • Transforming testing at scale
  • Optimizing CI/CD pipelines
  • Hands-on coding in Ruby and Go
  • Designing scalable solutions
  • Cross-functional collaboration

Nice-to-have

  • Embrace AI in workflows
  • High-performance culture
  • Continuous knowledge exchange
  • Product mindset
  • Passion for empowering developers

Key Requirements

  • Experience leading platform or transformation initiatives
  • Proven ability to influence without authority
  • Familiarity with DevOps workflows
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Alignment with GitLab values

Work Rights

Not specified

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