Senior Ruby Backend Engineer — Remote, Flexible PTO & Equity

GitLab; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO

Equity compensation

Parental leave

Growth fund

Job summary

GitLab is seeking a backend-focused engineer to design and ship complex features across modular monoliths and services. You will define backend standards and advocate for quality, security, and performance.

We value strong backend architecture, APIs, data systems, and performance tuning, plus the ability to lead through influence and clear asynchronous communication in a remote-first, inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Strong backend architecture, APIs, data systems, and performance tuning.
• Ability to lead through influence and clear asynchronous communication.

Responsibilities

• Design and ship complex backend features across modular monoliths and services.
• Define backend standards and advocate for quality, security, and performance.

Skills

Backend architecture

APIs

Data systems

Performance tuning

Leadership through influence

Asynchronous communication

Job description

GitLab is seeking a backend-focused engineer to design and ship complex features across modular monoliths and services. You will define backend standards and advocate for quality, security, and performance.

We value strong backend architecture, APIs, data systems, and performance tuning, plus the ability to lead through influence and clear asynchronous communication in a remote-first, inclusive environment.