Senior Backend Engineer, Deployment Environments

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GitLab seeks a remote Senior Backend Engineer for its Deployment Environments group within the Platform Enablement organization. The company operates an intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps, trusted by over 50 million registered users and more than half of the Fortune 100 to accelerate software delivery and reduce security risk. GitLab embraces artificial intelligence as a core productivity multiplier and expects all team members to integrate AI into their daily workflows.…

Job Description

In this position, you will work on making GitLab simpler to operate, validate, and deploy across various environments. Your primary focus areas include shaping next-generation Cloud Native deployment guidance and enhancing production-like ephemeral environments to help teams test against real-world conditions earlier in the cycle. Current projects involve evolving legacy Reference Architectures into modern Cloud Native models and establishing a platform architecture where services declare requirements that function consistently across Self-Managed, Dedicated, and GitLab.com.

This role suits an experienced backend engineer with a strong background in distributed systems, Kubernetes, or platform engineering. Candidates must be comfortable working at the intersection of production infrastructure and developer workflows. GitLab operates a high-performance culture driven by continuous knowledge exchange and values collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

Develop workflows and tooling for self-managed and cloud-native deployment environments
Contribute to Cloud Native deployment guidance including scaling principles, architecture patterns, and component requirements
Enhance ephemeral environments to bring testing closer to real-world production conditions
Maintain consistency for deployment artifacts and environment contracts across application, platform, and infrastructure boundaries
Collaborate with related teams regarding delivery workflows, packaging, testing, and customer-facing deployment instructions

Requirements

Backend engineering background with familiarity in Kubernetes-based systems, platform engineering, or distributed applications
Experience managing environments, building deployment architecture, or conducting cloud-native operations
Ability to work effectively at the boundary between developer workflows and production infrastructure
Systems thinking regarding infrastructure abstraction, deployment patterns, and service dependencies
Pragmatic and collaborative approach toward constructing durable platform capabilities

Core Skills

Kubernetes Git Recruitment

Benefits

Flexible Paid Time Off
Equity Compensation and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Growth and Development Fund
Parental Leave
Benefits supporting health, finances, and well-being
Access to Team Member Resource Groups

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Is this a remote position?

Yes, all GitLab roles are remote, although some positions may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements.

What is the employment type?

This is a full-time position.

What is the salary for this role?

The salary is not specified in the job posting.

What are the core focus areas for the Deployment Environments team?

The team focuses on Cloud Native deployment guidance, ephemeral environments, and platform contracts designed to reduce drift across the software lifecycle.