Intermediate Backend Engineer (Ruby), Verify: CI PlatformNew

GitLab; England; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading DevOps software company is seeking a Backend Engineer to enhance the performance and scalability of its Continuous Integration platform. The ideal candidate has professional experience with Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL, and familiarity with CI/CD processes. This role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams to implement high-quality coding standards and drive improvements in system reliability and performance. Join a dynamic team committed to innovation and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Professional experience with Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL.
• Experience working with a platform or complex application.
• Familiarity building and deploying software with CI/CD or other internal tooling.
• Familiarity with distributed, scalable and reliable systems.

Responsibilities

• Implement performance and scale improvements for GitLab CI in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborate with stakeholders within Engineering to set best practices.
• Advocate for improvements to reliability, security, and performance.
• Craft code that meets internal standards for style and maintainability.
• Propose and implement solutions for team efficiency.

Skills

Ruby on Rails

PostgreSQL

Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

Distributed systems

Modern DevOps platforms

Job description

Remote, Canada; Remote, EMEA; Remote, Netherlands; Remote, United Kingdom

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.

The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact.

An overview of this role

As a Backend Engineer joining our team, you will work on the foundational layer of GitLab Continuous Integration (CI) and CI/CD observability capabilities. Our team ensures GitLab CI remains scalable, performant and reliable as we grow, tackling complex challenges in systems with high-volume data processing.

About the team

The CI Platform group was created in 2024, as part of the Verify stage, upon evaluating that we needed a dedicated team to work on the operational aspects of GitLab CI to ensure our platform remains best-in-class.

Responsibilities

• Implement performance and scale improvements for GitLab CI in a fast-paced, iterative environment.
• Collaborate with other stakeholders within Engineering to set best practices in managing a sustainable platform and to maintain a high bar for quality.
• Advocate for improvements to reliability, security, and performance.
• Craft code that meets our internal standards for style, maintainability, and best practices for a high-scale web environment.
• Recognize impediments to our efficiency as a team, propose and implement solutions.

What you’ll bring

• Professional experience with Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL.
• Experience working with a platform or complex application.
• Familiarity building and deploying software with CI/CD or other internal tooling.
• Familiarity with distributed, scalable and reliable systems.
• A user of modern DevOps platforms.

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, national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, mental or physical disability, genetic information, discharge status from the military, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.