Senior Backend Engineer (Ruby on Rails), Verify: Pipeline Execution
GitLab
Senior Backend Engineer (Ruby on Rails), Verify: Pipeline Execution
Job Description
About this Role
Join GitLab as a Senior Backend Engineer on the Verify:Pipeline Execution team to shape the core of GitLab CI, powering pipelines that drive modern software delivery.
Contribute to GitLab's mission of enabling everyone to co-create the software that powers our world, accelerating human progress through open collaboration.
Work on high-impact systems for pipeline creation, scheduling, and execution, including exciting features like merge trains, review apps, and browser testing.
Optimize a large Ruby on Rails monolith for database performance, scalability, and code quality in a high-throughput environment.
Lead initiatives that reduce technical debt and evolve architecture, ensuring GitLab CI remains the best-in-class DevSecOps solution.
Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, fast, and secure CI capabilities that help customers ship software faster.
Embrace AI as a productivity multiplier in your daily workflows, fostering innovation within a high-performance, values-driven culture.
Thrive in a collaborative environment where every voice is valued, and careers accelerate alongside industry leaders.
Tackle complex challenges in production systems, driving structural improvements for zero-downtime deployments and peak reliability.
Be part of redefining software development by uniting teams and breaking barriers with cutting-edge AI-powered platforms.
Locations
- APAC, Remote, Canada, Remote, Netherlands, Remote, United Kingdom (Remote)
Salary
Salary details available upon request
95,000 - 165,000 USD / yearly
Source: ai estimated
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- Ruby on Railsintermediate
- PostgreSQLintermediate
- Database performance optimizationintermediate
- Background job processingintermediate
- High-throughput systemsintermediate
- Observability tools (metrics, logging, tracing)intermediate
- Monolith codebase managementintermediate
- CI/CD pipeline orchestrationintermediate
- Scalable architecture designintermediate
- Production debuggingintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Extensive experience building, running, and debugging backend services in high-traffic production environments (experience)
- Advanced proficiency with Ruby and Ruby on Rails for designing and maintaining reliable services in a large monolith (experience)
- Deep hands-on experience with relational databases, especially PostgreSQL, including schema design and performance optimization (experience)
- Proven track record improving performance, scalability, and reliability of complex systems (experience)
- Experience with background and asynchronous job processing in high-throughput workloads (experience)
- Understanding of secure, scalable architecture and deployment practices for zero-downtime changes (experience)
- Familiarity with observability tools and patterns such as metrics, logging, and tracing (experience)
- Experience collaborating in large codebases and distributed cross-functional teams (experience)
- Ability to analyze and resolve complex production issues (experience)
- Strong communication skills for technical documentation and team collaboration (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working on CI, build, or workflow orchestration systems (experience)
- Query tuning and handling large-scale datasets in PostgreSQL (experience)
- Knowledge of merge train functionality and pipeline schedules (experience)
- Familiarity with review apps and browser testing features (experience)
- Background in DevSecOps platforms or AI-powered development tools (experience)
- Mentoring intermediate and junior engineers (experience)
- Driving architectural decisions in CI domains (experience)
- Contributions to open-core or large monolith projects (experience)
- Experience with service level objectives (SLOs) and technical debt reduction (experience)
- Work in globally distributed engineering teams (experience)
Responsibilities
- Write high-quality, efficient Ruby on Rails code powering GitLab CI pipelines from scheduling to execution
- Lead improvements to reliability, performance, and scalability of CI pipeline execution
- Optimize database access patterns, background processing, and job orchestration
- Design and iterate on features like merge trains, pipeline schedules, and review apps
- Analyze and resolve complex production issues in a high-traffic monolith
- Drive structural changes for stability and zero-downtime deployments
- Partner with product managers, frontend engineers, and Verify teams on end-to-end solutions
- Create and maintain clear technical documentation
- Provide technical leadership and mentor engineers
- Contribute to the long-term roadmap for Verify:Pipeline Execution
Benefits
- general: Competitive equity compensation and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- general: Flexible Paid Time Off policy
- general: Comprehensive health, finances, and well-being benefits
- general: Team Member Resource Groups for inclusion and belonging
- general: Growth and Development Fund for professional advancement
- general: Generous parental leave
- general: Home office support and equipment
- general: Continuous knowledge exchange and learning opportunities
- general: High-performance culture with valued voices
- general: Collaboration with industry leaders on complex problems
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Senior Backend Engineer (Ruby on Rails), Verify: Pipeline Execution
GitLab
Senior Backend Engineer (Ruby on Rails), Verify: Pipeline Execution
Job Description
About this Role
Join GitLab as a Senior Backend Engineer on the Verify:Pipeline Execution team to shape the core of GitLab CI, powering pipelines that drive modern software delivery.
Contribute to GitLab's mission of enabling everyone to co-create the software that powers our world, accelerating human progress through open collaboration.
Work on high-impact systems for pipeline creation, scheduling, and execution, including exciting features like merge trains, review apps, and browser testing.
Optimize a large Ruby on Rails monolith for database performance, scalability, and code quality in a high-throughput environment.
Lead initiatives that reduce technical debt and evolve architecture, ensuring GitLab CI remains the best-in-class DevSecOps solution.
Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, fast, and secure CI capabilities that help customers ship software faster.
Embrace AI as a productivity multiplier in your daily workflows, fostering innovation within a high-performance, values-driven culture.
Thrive in a collaborative environment where every voice is valued, and careers accelerate alongside industry leaders.
Tackle complex challenges in production systems, driving structural improvements for zero-downtime deployments and peak reliability.
Be part of redefining software development by uniting teams and breaking barriers with cutting-edge AI-powered platforms.
Locations
- APAC, Remote, Canada, Remote, Netherlands, Remote, United Kingdom (Remote)
Salary
Salary details available upon request
95,000 - 165,000 USD / yearly
Source: ai estimated
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- Ruby on Railsintermediate
- PostgreSQLintermediate
- Database performance optimizationintermediate
- Background job processingintermediate
- High-throughput systemsintermediate
- Observability tools (metrics, logging, tracing)intermediate
- Monolith codebase managementintermediate
- CI/CD pipeline orchestrationintermediate
- Scalable architecture designintermediate
- Production debuggingintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Extensive experience building, running, and debugging backend services in high-traffic production environments (experience)
- Advanced proficiency with Ruby and Ruby on Rails for designing and maintaining reliable services in a large monolith (experience)
- Deep hands-on experience with relational databases, especially PostgreSQL, including schema design and performance optimization (experience)
- Proven track record improving performance, scalability, and reliability of complex systems (experience)
- Experience with background and asynchronous job processing in high-throughput workloads (experience)
- Understanding of secure, scalable architecture and deployment practices for zero-downtime changes (experience)
- Familiarity with observability tools and patterns such as metrics, logging, and tracing (experience)
- Experience collaborating in large codebases and distributed cross-functional teams (experience)
- Ability to analyze and resolve complex production issues (experience)
- Strong communication skills for technical documentation and team collaboration (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working on CI, build, or workflow orchestration systems (experience)
- Query tuning and handling large-scale datasets in PostgreSQL (experience)
- Knowledge of merge train functionality and pipeline schedules (experience)
- Familiarity with review apps and browser testing features (experience)
- Background in DevSecOps platforms or AI-powered development tools (experience)
- Mentoring intermediate and junior engineers (experience)
- Driving architectural decisions in CI domains (experience)
- Contributions to open-core or large monolith projects (experience)
- Experience with service level objectives (SLOs) and technical debt reduction (experience)
- Work in globally distributed engineering teams (experience)
Responsibilities
- Write high-quality, efficient Ruby on Rails code powering GitLab CI pipelines from scheduling to execution
- Lead improvements to reliability, performance, and scalability of CI pipeline execution
- Optimize database access patterns, background processing, and job orchestration
- Design and iterate on features like merge trains, pipeline schedules, and review apps
- Analyze and resolve complex production issues in a high-traffic monolith
- Drive structural changes for stability and zero-downtime deployments
- Partner with product managers, frontend engineers, and Verify teams on end-to-end solutions
- Create and maintain clear technical documentation
- Provide technical leadership and mentor engineers
- Contribute to the long-term roadmap for Verify:Pipeline Execution
Benefits
- general: Competitive equity compensation and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- general: Flexible Paid Time Off policy
- general: Comprehensive health, finances, and well-being benefits
- general: Team Member Resource Groups for inclusion and belonging
- general: Growth and Development Fund for professional advancement
- general: Generous parental leave
- general: Home office support and equipment
- general: Continuous knowledge exchange and learning opportunities
- general: High-performance culture with valued voices
- general: Collaboration with industry leaders on complex problems
Tags & Categories
Answer 10 quick questions to check your fit for Senior Backend Engineer (Ruby on Rails), Verify: Pipeline Execution @ GitLab.
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