Senior Backend Engineer — AI-Driven, Remote UK

GitLab Inc.; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

GitLab Inc. is seeking a senior backend engineer for its Flow Registry features, operating remotely from the United Kingdom.

You will design and implement secure, well-tested Python services and AI-powered components, collaborating across product, UX, frontend, and AI specialists to refine requirements and deliver iterative improvements. You will improve automated testing, share engineering standards, and participate in on-call rotations to maintain observability and resiliency in a mature,

Qualifications

• Proven experience building production Python applications and APIs.
• Experience with LangChain/LangGraph and AI-powered backend features.
• Strong REST/GraphQL API design with scalable data models.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and maintain secure Flow Registry features across services.
• Collaborate with product, UX, frontend, and AI teams to refine requirements.
• Design/extend GraphQL and REST APIs and backend logic with clear frontend contracts.

Skills

Python

LangChain

LangGraph

REST/GraphQL

SQLPostgreSQL

API design

Distributed systems

Team collaboration

Tools

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

GitLab Inc. is seeking a senior backend engineer for its Flow Registry features, operating remotely from the United Kingdom.

You will design and implement secure, well-tested Python services and AI-powered components, collaborating across product, UX, frontend, and AI specialists to refine requirements and deliver iterative improvements. You will improve automated testing, share engineering standards, and participate in on-call rotations to maintain observability and resiliency in a mature,