The opportunity
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.
What you'll do
Lead large technical deliverables from initial problem definition through: delivery, often across multiple months or quarters.
Design and develop backend systems for vulnerability and dependency: management, including security report ingestion, storage, indexing, querying, and integrations with key third-party systems.
Build and improve systems using Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL, and contribute: to newer services using technologies such as Go or Rust where appropriate.
Shape technical plans, break down complex work, and help other engineers deliver effectively.
Work directly with product, design, frontend, and engineering partners to: make clear decisions, resolve constraints, and deliver measurable progress.
Influence the team's product and technical roadmap through hands-on: investigation, clear proposals, and iterative delivery that demonstrates progress in each monthly release cycle.
What they're looking for
- Apply a security mindset when designing systems, including considering how: GitLab identifies and handles malicious or vulnerable software packages.
- Define patterns for modular services, provide technical leadership when: vulnerability management work spans multiple GitLab areas, and share that expertise across GitLab Security.
- Experience leading complex backend projects from idea through delivery while: remaining hands-on with design and development.
- Strong PostgreSQL experience, including evidence of query optimization, table: optimization, and write-ahead log management in data-intensive systems.
