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Artificial Intelligence • Enterprise • SaaS

GitLab is the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps platform, offering tools for automated software delivery, security, and compliance throughout the software development lifecycle. It provides solutions across areas such as AI-assisted development, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), source code management, and vulnerability management. GitLab aims to simplify and accelerate software delivery by uniting development, security, and operations on a unified platform. It is particularly recognized for its AI code assistants and has been named a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant™ for DevOps Platforms, making it a preferred choice for many enterprises.

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2014

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🏢 Enterprise

☁️ SaaS

💰 Secondary Market on 2020-11

📋 Description

• Maintain and evolve the Omnibus GitLab package and contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of GitLab Helm Charts so they reliably integrate all core components and support scalable, production-ready self-managed deployments. • Enhance and extend the GitLab Environment Toolkit (GET), validated reference architectures, and the GitLab Operator to provide secure, scalable, Kubernetes-native lifecycle management for GitLab deployments used by enterprise and internal customers. • Improve installation, upgrade, and day-to-day operations workflows across all supported platforms to ensure a consistent, reliable experience. • Partner with Security to address vulnerabilities in the deployment stack and deliver secure defaults and configurations. • Build and maintain automation and CI/CD pipelines that validate and test deployment tools across Omnibus, Charts, GET, and the Operator. • Collaborate with Distribution Engineers, SREs, Release Managers, and Development teams to integrate new features into deployment methods and keep them reliable. • Create and maintain clear, user-focused documentation and implementation guides that help self-managed customers deploy and operate GitLab with confidence. • Provide technical leadership by guiding architectural decisions for deployment tooling, mentoring backend engineers, and contributing to the strategic roadmap for self-managed delivery.

🎯 Requirements

• Experience running backend services in production environments, including deploying, monitoring, and operating systems built on Kubernetes and Helm. • Advanced proficiency with Go for building and maintaining observable, resilient services, with an ability to work in Ruby as a plus. • Hands-on practice with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform, and managing infrastructure across major cloud providers like GCP, AWS, or Azure. • Practical experience designing, operating, and troubleshooting databases, especially PostgreSQL, in secure and scalable setups. • Understanding of secure, scalable, and supportable deployment practices, including service scaling and rollout strategies. • Familiarity with observability tools and patterns, such as Prometheus and Grafana, to track system health and performance. • Experience collaborating within large codebases and working effectively with distributed, cross-functional teams. • Ability to write clear, user-focused documentation and implementation guides, and openness to applying transferable skills from related backend or infrastructure roles.

🏖️ Benefits

• Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being • Flexible Paid Time Off • Team Member Resource Groups • Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan • Growth and Development Fund • Parental leave • Home office support