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GitLab · 1 day ago

Intermediate Backend Engineer (Ruby on Rails), Plan: Knowledge

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid Level

GitLab is an open-core software company that develops a comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps Platform. As an Intermediate Backend Engineer, you will enhance GitLab's collaborative knowledge solutions by developing backend services in Ruby on Rails and designing APIs to improve user experiences.

Cloud SecurityDeveloper ToolsDevOpsOpen SourceSaaS

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain backend services in Ruby on Rails that power Wiki, Pages, Markdown, text editors, and GitLab Query Language (GLQL) features

Design, implement, and evolve GraphQL APIs that are intuitive for frontend engineers to consume and support scalable, performant user experiences

Improve reliability and performance across the stack by profiling, diagnosing, and resolving bottlenecks in application code, PostgreSQL queries, Redis usage, and background jobs

Write automated tests with RSpec and contribute to improving test coverage, helping prevent regressions and ensuring safe, incremental changes

Collaborate closely with frontend engineers, Product, UX, and Security to break down large projects into small, shippable iterations and deliver them end to end

Review merge requests, give and receive constructive feedback, and champion code quality, maintainability, and consistency across the codebase

Contribute to technical documentation so that features, systems, and decisions are clearly documented for both technical and non-technical GitLab team members

Investigate and debug production issues, participate in blameless incident reviews, and implement follow-up improvements that strengthen system resilience

Qualification

Ruby on RailsGraphQLPostgreSQLRSpecGitCommunication skillsCollaborationProblem-solving

Required

Proficiency in Ruby on Rails and core backend components such as ActiveRecord, Redis, and HAML

Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining APIs, ideally including GraphQL, with attention to usability and clarity for frontend teams

Practical experience with relational databases like PostgreSQL, including querying, modeling, and basic tuning

Habit of writing automated tests with tools like RSpec and building reliable, maintainable code with strong attention to performance and scalability

Experience using Git in a professional setting, contributing via merge requests, and participating in thoughtful code review

Ability to investigate, diagnose, and prevent performance and reliability issues in production systems

Comfort working in an iterative, highly collaborative environment with cross-functional partners such as Product Management, UX, and Security

Clear and concise communication skills, with the ability to break down complex problems into small, shippable iterations and openness to learning and transferable experience from related technologies or domains