Senior Backend Engineer

About the role:

• Design, implement, and evolve product capabilities while solving high-scope backend problems.
• Work across product, frontend, infrastructure, data, and security boundaries.
• Communicate complex ideas clearly in an asynchronous environment.

Why you’ll love this role:

• High Impact: shape the architecture of a global platform used by millions.
• Technical Agency: influence team objectives and technical direction.
• Autonomy: thrive in a remote-first, asynchronous organization.

What you’ll bring:

• Deep backend expertise in architecture, APIs, and performance tuning.
• Adaptability in modern backend languages and systems programming.
• Architectural judgment for designing modular backend boundaries and migration-safe architectures.

How GitLab Supports Full-Time Employees:

• Benefits including Flexible PTO, equity compensation, and parental leave.
• Team Member Resource Groups and a growth and development fund.
• An equal opportunity workplace with accommodations for disabilities.