Senior Backend Engineer — AI-Driven Validation

GitLab; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. As a Senior Backend Engineer, Trusted Agentic Development, you will own the technical thesis for validating AI-generated code and define an architecture the team can build against.

You will prototype early feedback mechanisms to close the gap between passing tests and working software, and you will develop approaches for GitLab's primary stacks, starting with Rust, Ruby, and Go, while collaborating across teams to deliver reliable

Qualifications

• Extensive backend system design and implementation experience.
• Experience building AI-assisted validation or compiler-like tooling is a plus.
• Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical thesis for validating AI-generated software and architect the platform.
• Prototype early feedback mechanisms to close the gap between passing tests and working software.
• Develop approaches for Rust-based stacks across GitLab's primary backends.

Skills

Rust

Ruby

Go

Job description

GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. As a Senior Backend Engineer, Trusted Agentic Development, you will own the technical thesis for validating AI-generated code and define an architecture the team can build against.

You will prototype early feedback mechanisms to close the gap between passing tests and working software, and you will develop approaches for GitLab's primary stacks, starting with Rust, Ruby, and Go, while collaborating across teams to deliver reliable