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Job description:
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GitLab is the intelligent orchestration
platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables
organizations to increase developer
productivity, improve operational
efficiency, reduce security and
compliance risk, and accelerate digital
transformation. More than 50 million
registered users and more than 50% of
the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship
better, more secure software faster.
The same principles built into our
products are reflected in how our team
works: we embrace AI as a core
productivity multiplier, with all team
members expected to incorporate AI into
their daily workflows to drive
efficiency, innovation, and impact.
GitLab is where careers accelerate,
innovation flourishes, and every voice
is valued. Our high-performance culture
is driven by our values and
continuous knowledge exchange, enabling
our team members to reach their full
potential while collaborating with
industry leaders to solve complex
problems. Co-create the future with us
as we build technology that transforms
how the world develops software.
*Fortune 500® is a registered trademark
of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under
license. Claim based on GitLab data.
Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked
companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list,
published in June 2025. Fortune and
Fortune Media IP Limited are not
affiliated with, and do not endorse
products or services of GitLab.An
overview of this role
As a Backend Engineer on the Plan:
Spec-Driven Development team, you'll
help build GitLab's intent-to-code
loop: agentic workflows that turn a
stated intent into a refined work item,
an implementation plan, and verified,
mergeable code. You'll own
early-stage backend work across the
flows, application programming
interfaces, data models, and evaluation
systems behind this experience, using
Ruby on Rails, Python, PostgreSQL,
GitLab Duo Agent Platform, large
language model application programming
interfaces, and an artificial
intelligence gateway.
You'll join a small, distributed
team working on one of GitLab's
highest-visibility product bets,
collaborating with design partners
toward a public beta. In your first
year, you'll lead major features
from an unclear problem through release,
help shape scope with product and users,
mentor other engineers, and influence
technical decisions across agent
workflows and evaluation methods.
What you’ll do
Lead backend features from early product
discussions through technical design,
implementation, rollout, and post-launch
learning.
Build the flows, application programming
interfaces, and data models behind
agent-generated work items,
implementation plans, durable
specifications, and mergeable code.
Develop evaluation and benchmarking
systems that measure workflow quality,
token cost, and success rate.
Use Ruby on Rails and Python to build
reliable production systems, with
PostgreSQL, GraphQL, representational
state transfer, GitLab Duo Agent
Platform, large language model
application programming interfaces, and
an artificial intelligence gateway.
Collaborate directly with product,
design, engineers, design partners, and
users to shape scope and make practical
trade-offs.
Coordinate multi-person projects across
the team and communicate decisions
clearly in GitLab's asynchronous,
all-remote environment.
Mentor other engineers and contribute to
technical direction across the Plan
group and related artificial
intelligence initiatives.
Work in short iterations, share progress
through demos, and use results and user
feedback to guide what comes next.
What you’ll bring
Strong Ruby on Rails experience in a
large production codebase and production
experience with Python.
Experience driving substantial projects
with several engineers over multiple
months, with clear user or business
outcomes.
A product mindset and experience owning
features end to end, including shaping
scope, making trade-offs, engaging with
users, and learning from adoption after
launch.
A full stack background with a current
focus on backend engineering, plus the
ability to read modern frontend code and
design effective APIs.
Strong application programming interface
design and structured query language
fundamentals.
Experience exploring artificial
intelligence-assisted development.
The ability to work independently,
collaborate across functions and
regions, and support others through
technical leadership and mentoring.
Experience with GraphQL, PostgreSQL
performance at scale, or building and
evaluating large language model or agent
systems is helpful but not required.
We welcome candidates with different
backgrounds and transferable experience.
If you're excited about the role but
don't meet every qualification, we
encourage you to apply.
About the team
We are a team of four engineers, with
two backend and two frontend engineers
across Canada and Europe. You'll
work in an all-remote, async-first
environment with weekly sync calls,
retrospectives, demos, and short
iterations. This is early-stage work
with broad ownership, space for
creativity, and a fast pace. For more
about our team and its work, see Plan
Team Handbook Page and Spec-Driven
Development Initiative
How GitLab Supports Full-Time Employees
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
Please note that we welcome interest
from candidates with varying levels of
experience; many successful candidates
do not meet every single requirement.
Additionally, studies have shown that
people from underrepresented groups are
less likely to apply to a job unless
they meet every single qualification. If
you're excited about this role,
please apply and allow our recruiters to
assess your application.
Country Hiring Guidelines: GitLab hires
new team members in countries around the
world. All of our roles are remote,
however some roles may carry specific
location-based eligibility requirements.
Our Talent Acquisition team can help
answer any questions about location
after starting the recruiting
process.
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Recruitment Privacy Policy. Your privacy
is important to us.
GitLab is proud to be an equal
opportunity workplace and is an
affirmative action employer. GitLab’s
policies and practices relating to
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development and advancement, promotion,
and retirement are based solely on
merit, regardless of race, color,
religion, ancestry, sex (including
pregnancy, lactation, sexual
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expression), national origin, age,
citizenship, marital status, mental or
physical disability, genetic information
(including family medical history),
discharge status from the military,
protected veteran status (which includes
disabled veterans, recently separated
veterans, active duty wartime or
campaign badge veterans, and Armed
Forces service medal veterans), or any
other basis protected by law. GitLab
will not tolerate discrimination or
harassment based on any of these
characteristics. See
also GitLab’s EEO
Policy and EEO is the Law. If
you have a disability or special need
that requires accommodation, please
let us know during the recruiting
process.
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