Ruby on Rails Backend Engineer — Remote

GitLab; United States; Remote; USD 64,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

GitLab is seeking a Backend Engineer for the Change Record team in the Source Code stage. You will help create a trustworthy record of changes using Ruby on Rails and GraphQL, serving GitLab.com, self-managed instances, and GitLab Dedicated.

This backend-focused role suits someone with full-stack experience who balances maintaining existing systems with building new product features, while collaborating across product, design, security, and other Source Code teams.

Qualifications

• Experience with Ruby and GraphQL in backend web apps.
• Backend testing: unit and integration tests.
• Strong written and spoken English in remote teams.
• Ability to manage priorities and own work in ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Develop secure, well-tested backend features using Ruby on Rails and GraphQL.
• Tackle complex requirements and legacy constraints while preserving reliability.
• Design and maintain backend services, APIs, data models, and business logic.
• Collaborate across teams asynchronously and synchronously.

Skills

Ruby

GraphQL

API design

English communication

Tools

Ruby on Rails

Gitaly

SQL/Databases

Job description

GitLab is seeking a Backend Engineer for the Change Record team in the Source Code stage. You will help create a trustworthy record of changes using Ruby on Rails and GraphQL, serving GitLab.com, self-managed instances, and GitLab Dedicated.

This backend-focused role suits someone with full-stack experience who balances maintaining existing systems with building new product features, while collaborating across product, design, security, and other Source Code teams.