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GitLabPeople Systems Engineer
GitLab is hiring a People Systems Engineer for its India location. The Senior Director, People Technology is the manager, and the engineer works alongside the Lead…
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GitLab is hiring a People Systems Engineer for its India location. The Senior Director, People Technology is the manager, and the engineer works alongside the Lead People Systems Engineer to build and maintain automations and connectors that tie together Workday, Greenhouse, Slack and other platforms used by a worldwide workforce. The listing describes the position as on-site. Responsibilities center on owning features from concept to live release, including deployment and…
Job Description
GitLab is hiring a People Systems Engineer for its India location. The Senior Director, People Technology is the manager, and the engineer works alongside the Lead People Systems Engineer to build and maintain automations and connectors that tie together Workday, Greenhouse, Slack and other platforms used by a worldwide workforce. The listing describes the position as on-site.
Responsibilities center on owning features from concept to live release, including deployment and ongoing reliability, using Workato, Google Cloud and Claude. The engineer builds connections linking Workday, Greenhouse, Slack and home-grown systems through WWS calls, Slack's developer APIs and Bot SDK, creates Slack apps and bots that remove manual steps, and writes Ruby or similar scripts kept in GitLab with documentation and peer review. The engineer watches connector health, investigates failures, fixes root causes, and deploys changes through GitLab CI/CD while following testing, change-management and SOX IT general controls standards.
The role is AI-forward: the engineer applies large language models and Model Context Protocol tooling, including Claude, to speed up builds, prototype agents and teach others. The engineer works alongside People Technology Analysts on setup and launches, and with security, IT and AI Engineering teams on controls and conventions.
Responsibilities
- Design, verify and keep up automations for People platforms spanning Workato, Google Cloud, Claude, Workday, Greenhouse and GitLab
- Develop integrations with Workday Web Services, Slack's API and Bot SDK, and create Slack apps and bots
- Keep Ruby (or similar scripting) automation code versioned in GitLab, documented and reviewed by peers
- Monitor connector health, investigate failures and fix root causes
- Deploy changes through GitLab CI/CD with testing and SOX ITGC compliance
- Use LLMs and Model Context Protocol tooling to accelerate development and prototype AI agents
- Coordinate with People Technology Analysts and with the security, IT and AI engineering groups
- Raise standards for how automations are designed, documented and maintained
Requirements
- Practical record of creating automations or integrations, preferably involving HR or business systems
- Coding experience and upkeep of Ruby or similar scripts, such as Python or JavaScript; willingness to learn Ruby if needed
- Production use of Workato, or a rival iPaaS product
- Experience with APIs and web services such as REST and SOAP
- Comfortable with Git branching and peer code review
- AI-first mindset and daily use of AI tools to automate work and speed development
- Works independently, offers options with a recommendation, and collaborates openly
- Guards confidential information and takes responsibility for code quality and end-user experience
Qualifications
- Workday integration experience (WWS and Workday Studio, among others)
- Slack apps or bots, and CI/CD pipelines
- Google Cloud Platform or AWS, plus Docker or Kubernetes
- Experience constructing LLM-based solutions, AI agents or MCP tooling
- SOX ITGC controls, Greenhouse, Serval or Google Workspace
- All-remote or asynchronous working experience
- Related computing degree (welcome, not mandatory)
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Benefits
- Flexible time-off policy
- Employee resource groups
- Equity awards and an employee share purchase plan
- Fund supporting professional growth
- Leave for new parents
- Home office support
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Where is the role based?
India, on-site, according to the listing.
Is salary listed?
No salary is listed for this role.
Which programming language is used?
Ruby or a similar scripting language; candidates should be ready to learn Ruby if needed.
Is a degree required?
Not required. A related computing degree is welcome.
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