Staff Backend Engineer, Developer Experience (Ruby)
GitLab
Staff Backend Engineer, Developer Experience (Ruby)
Job Description
About this Role
Join GitLab as a Staff Backend Engineer in Developer Experience, shaping the future of software development at an innovative open-core leader.
Empower engineers worldwide by eliminating friction in testing and workflows, accelerating high-quality code delivery.
Dive into a pivotal transformation of GitLab's DevSecOps platform, leveraging AI to redefine developer productivity.
Collaborate across six distributed teams, blending hands-on Ruby and Go coding with strategic platform design.
Champion a cohesive Developer Experience Platform strategy, backed by company-wide enthusiasm for change.
GitLab's mission ignites progress by enabling everyone to contribute to world-powering software.
Experience a high-performance culture where AI multiplies impact, innovation thrives, and every voice matters.
Become instrumental in fostering continuous learning, inclusion, and engineering excellence organization-wide.
Work on highly visible initiatives that unblock critical paths and optimize CI/CD for confident shipping.
Co-create breakthroughs in developer tooling, turning frustrations into seamless, scalable solutions.
Locations
- APAC, Remote, Canada, Remote, EMEA, Remote, Netherlands, Remote, United Kingdom (Remote)
Salary
Salary details available upon request
120,000 - 200,000 USD / yearly
Source: ai estimated
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- Rubyintermediate
- Gointermediate
- Developer toolingintermediate
- Testing frameworksintermediate
- CI/CD pipelinesintermediate
- DevOps workflowsintermediate
- Backend engineeringintermediate
- Scalable architecture designintermediate
- Platform engineeringintermediate
- AI integration in workflowsintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Deep experience with developer tooling and DevEx strategies at scale (experience)
- Experience leading platform or transformation initiatives across multiple teams (experience)
- Proven ability to influence without authority and collaborate cross-functionally (experience)
- Familiarity with DevOps workflows and CI/CD pipelines (experience)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills (experience)
- A product mindset with passion for empowering developers (experience)
- Alignment with GitLab values of collaboration, iteration, and transparency (experience)
- Hands-on engineering experience in backend development (experience)
- Expertise in testing frameworks and scalable solutions (experience)
- Track record of driving technical excellence in distributed teams (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced proficiency in Ruby and Go programming (experience)
- Experience with AI integration in development workflows (experience)
- Knowledge of GitLab's DevSecOps platform features (experience)
- Background in optimizing merge and CI processes (experience)
- Skills in architectural design for developer platforms (experience)
- History of shaping engineering culture and practices (experience)
- Familiarity with Duo Enterprise and Duo Agent Platform (experience)
- Ability to gather and act on engineering feedback (experience)
- Experience breaking down systemic development bottlenecks (experience)
- Strong focus on continuous learning and improvement (experience)
Responsibilities
- Provide hands-on engineering contributions across six Developer Experience teams
- Partner with teams to identify pain points and build roadmap improvements
- Transform testing approaches to enable efficient, high-quality code delivery
- Optimize CI/CD pipelines for fast feedback and confident iteration
- Collaborate to eliminate architectural and process friction
- Foster a culture of continuous learning and inclusion
- Design scalable solutions for developer workflows
- Unblock critical work and accelerate high-impact initiatives
- Gather feedback and translate frustrations into actionable changes
- Shape engineering practices toward a unified platform strategy
Benefits
- general: Comprehensive benefits supporting health, finances, and well-being
- general: Flexible Paid Time Off policy
- general: Team Member Resource Groups for inclusion and belonging
- general: Equity Compensation and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- 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 industry-leading collaboration
- general: Opportunities to work with AI-powered productivity tools
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Staff Backend Engineer, Developer Experience (Ruby)
GitLab
Staff Backend Engineer, Developer Experience (Ruby)
Job Description
About this Role
Join GitLab as a Staff Backend Engineer in Developer Experience, shaping the future of software development at an innovative open-core leader.
Empower engineers worldwide by eliminating friction in testing and workflows, accelerating high-quality code delivery.
Dive into a pivotal transformation of GitLab's DevSecOps platform, leveraging AI to redefine developer productivity.
Collaborate across six distributed teams, blending hands-on Ruby and Go coding with strategic platform design.
Champion a cohesive Developer Experience Platform strategy, backed by company-wide enthusiasm for change.
GitLab's mission ignites progress by enabling everyone to contribute to world-powering software.
Experience a high-performance culture where AI multiplies impact, innovation thrives, and every voice matters.
Become instrumental in fostering continuous learning, inclusion, and engineering excellence organization-wide.
Work on highly visible initiatives that unblock critical paths and optimize CI/CD for confident shipping.
Co-create breakthroughs in developer tooling, turning frustrations into seamless, scalable solutions.
Locations
- APAC, Remote, Canada, Remote, EMEA, Remote, Netherlands, Remote, United Kingdom (Remote)
Salary
Salary details available upon request
120,000 - 200,000 USD / yearly
Source: ai estimated
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- Rubyintermediate
- Gointermediate
- Developer toolingintermediate
- Testing frameworksintermediate
- CI/CD pipelinesintermediate
- DevOps workflowsintermediate
- Backend engineeringintermediate
- Scalable architecture designintermediate
- Platform engineeringintermediate
- AI integration in workflowsintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Deep experience with developer tooling and DevEx strategies at scale (experience)
- Experience leading platform or transformation initiatives across multiple teams (experience)
- Proven ability to influence without authority and collaborate cross-functionally (experience)
- Familiarity with DevOps workflows and CI/CD pipelines (experience)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills (experience)
- A product mindset with passion for empowering developers (experience)
- Alignment with GitLab values of collaboration, iteration, and transparency (experience)
- Hands-on engineering experience in backend development (experience)
- Expertise in testing frameworks and scalable solutions (experience)
- Track record of driving technical excellence in distributed teams (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced proficiency in Ruby and Go programming (experience)
- Experience with AI integration in development workflows (experience)
- Knowledge of GitLab's DevSecOps platform features (experience)
- Background in optimizing merge and CI processes (experience)
- Skills in architectural design for developer platforms (experience)
- History of shaping engineering culture and practices (experience)
- Familiarity with Duo Enterprise and Duo Agent Platform (experience)
- Ability to gather and act on engineering feedback (experience)
- Experience breaking down systemic development bottlenecks (experience)
- Strong focus on continuous learning and improvement (experience)
Responsibilities
- Provide hands-on engineering contributions across six Developer Experience teams
- Partner with teams to identify pain points and build roadmap improvements
- Transform testing approaches to enable efficient, high-quality code delivery
- Optimize CI/CD pipelines for fast feedback and confident iteration
- Collaborate to eliminate architectural and process friction
- Foster a culture of continuous learning and inclusion
- Design scalable solutions for developer workflows
- Unblock critical work and accelerate high-impact initiatives
- Gather feedback and translate frustrations into actionable changes
- Shape engineering practices toward a unified platform strategy
Benefits
- general: Comprehensive benefits supporting health, finances, and well-being
- general: Flexible Paid Time Off policy
- general: Team Member Resource Groups for inclusion and belonging
- general: Equity Compensation and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- 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 industry-leading collaboration
- general: Opportunities to work with AI-powered productivity tools
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