Intermediate Backend (Go) Engineer, Runway

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Cloud • Security • Software • Cybersecurity • Automation
GitLab is the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps platform.
The Role
As an Intermediate Backend Engineer, you will design and maintain server-side applications, optimize databases, and ensure system reliability while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
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GitLab is an open core software company that develops the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps Platform, used by more than 100,000 organizations. Our mission is to enable everyone to contribute to and co-create the software that powers our world. When everyone can contribute, consumers become contributors, significantly accelerating the rate of human progress. This mission is integral to our culture, influencing how we hire, build products, and lead our industry. We make this possible at GitLab by running our operations on our product and staying aligned with our values. Learn more about Life at GitLab.

Intermediate Backend EngineerAbout the Role

We're looking for an Intermediate Backend Engineer to join our team. In this role, you'll design, develop, and maintain the server-side applications that power our platform. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams to build scalable, reliable, and efficient backend systems.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable backend code
  • Implement and optimize database schemas and queries for performance and scalability
  • Deploy and manage applications in cloud environments (GCP and AWS, and Kubernetes specifically)
  • Participate in on-call rotations to ensure system reliability and uptime
  • Write comprehensive documentation and technical specifications
  • Troubleshoot production issues and implement solutions

Required Skills & Experience

  • 3+ years of professional software development experience
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Golang, Python, Ruby
  • Experience working with cloud platforms (GCP and AWS)
  • Familiarity with container orchestration using Kubernetes, Docker, and why they are different
  • Experience implementing and managing logging systems
  • Understanding of database systems, SQL, and data modeling principles
  • Experience with on-call responsibilities and incident response
  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
  • Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
  • Comfortable working in a remote environment, across AMER, EMEA, and APAC timezones in a heavily asynchronous method

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with infrastructure as code using HashiCorp Terraform
  • Knowledge of secret management tools like HashiCorp Vault or OpenBao
  • Experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases
  • Familiarity with GitLab CI/CD pipelines and workflows
  • Experience with microservice architecture patterns
  • Understanding of RESTful APIs and API design principles
  • Knowledge of monitoring tools and observability practices

About the Role

The GitLab Runway team is working on our next generation platform for rapidly deploying backend services that automatically take advantage of GitLab infrastructure, security, observability, and data access. It’s a platform engineering project in the truest sense. We’re enabling self-service development  across the entire GitLab engineering ecosystem to quickly build and deploy services to complement the GitLab product offerings. 


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GitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. GitLab’s policies and practices relating to recruitment, employment, career development and advancement, promotion, and retirement are based solely on merit, regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression), national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, mental or physical disability, genetic information (including family medical history), discharge status from the military, protected veteran status (which includes disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans, and Armed Forces service medal veterans), or any other basis protected by law. GitLab will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. See also GitLab’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know during the recruiting process.

Top Skills

AWS
Docker
GCP
Gitlab Ci/Cd
Go
Kubernetes
Postgres
Python
Ruby
Terraform

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The Company
HQ: North Sydney, New South Wales
2,350 Employees
Remote Workplace
Year Founded: 2014

What We Do

GitLab is an open core software company that develops the most comprehensive DevSecOps Platform used by more than 100,000 organizations. Our mission makes it clear that we believe in a world where everyone can contribute. We make that possible at GitLab by running our operations on our product and staying aligned with our values.

We strive to create a transparent environment where all team members around the world feel that their voices are heard and welcomed. We also aim to be a place where people can show up as their full selves each day and contribute their best.

Why Work With Us

We’ve got big ambitions to make GitLab the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps platform and need skilled contributors to get us there. At GitLab, your contributions shape the future of software development at a time when AI is changing the way software is built. Together, we're building the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps platform.

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