Staff Backend Engineer, Developer Experience (Remote)

GitLab; United States; Remote; USD 132,000 - 282,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible paid time off

Equity compensation

Development fund

Job summary

GitLab is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer in the Developer Experience group to work cross‑functionally across six Developer Experience teams. You’ll split time between hands‑on coding in Ruby and Go, designing scalable solutions and helping every team deliver.

You’ll be instrumental in shaping our engineering culture across GitLab. This is a highly visible, remote‑first role focused on transforming testing, CI/CD, and developer tooling to support GitLab's growth, with a US salary range and

Qualifications

• Deep experience with developer tooling, DevEx strategies, and testing frameworks at scale.
• Experience leading platform or transformation initiatives across multiple teams.
• Proven ability to influence without authority and collaborate across functions.
• Familiarity with DevOps workflows and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in a remote‑first environment.
• A product mindset with a passion for empowering developers.
• Alignment with GitLab values, especially collaboration, iteration, and transparency.

Responsibilities

• Drive Technical Excellence Across Teams: Provide hands‑on engineering contributions and technical leadership across six Developer Experience teams.
• Champion Engineering Needs: Identify pain points and translate feedback into actionable improvements for the Developer Experience roadmap.
• Transform Testing at Scale: Modernize testing to support GitLab's growth with fast, reliable tools.
• Optimize CI/CD Pipelines: Build workflows delivering fast, actionable feedback for rapid iteration.
• Break Down Systemic Bottlenecks: Collaborate with Platform, Product, and Infrastructure teams to remove friction.
• Shape Engineering Culture: Foster continuous learning, inclusion, and improvement across the organization.

Skills

Developer tooling

DevEx strategies

Testing at scale

Cross-functional leadership

Remote collaboration

Tools

Ruby

Go

CI/CD tooling

Job description

GitLab is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer in the Developer Experience group to work cross‑functionally across six Developer Experience teams. You’ll split time between hands‑on coding in Ruby and Go, designing scalable solutions and helping every team deliver.

You’ll be instrumental in shaping our engineering culture across GitLab. This is a highly visible, remote‑first role focused on transforming testing, CI/CD, and developer tooling to support GitLab's growth, with a US salary range and