GitLab · 1 day ago
Intermediate Backend (Go) Engineer, Gitlab Delivery -Operate
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid LevelGitLab is an open-core software company that develops a comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps Platform. The Backend Engineer on the GitLab Delivery Operate team will focus on building and maintaining the infrastructure and automation for self-managed customers, ensuring secure and reliable deployments across various environments.
Cloud SecurityDeveloper ToolsDevOpsOpen SourceSaaS
Responsibilities
Maintain and evolve the Omnibus GitLab package so it reliably integrates GitLab components for self-managed deployments
Contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of GitLab Helm Charts to support scalable, production-ready Kubernetes deployments
Enhance and support the GitLab Environment Toolkit (GET) and validated reference architectures used by enterprise and internal users
Support and improve the GitLab Operator to enable Kubernetes-native lifecycle management for GitLab installations
Improve the installation, upgrade, and day‑to‑day operation experience across all supported self-managed platforms
Collaborate with Security to address vulnerabilities in the deployment stack and ensure secure defaults and configurations
Build and maintain automation and CI/CD pipelines that validate and test deployment tooling across Omnibus, Charts, GET, and the Operator
Partner with Distribution Engineers, SREs, Release Managers, and Development teams to integrate new features into deployment methods and keep user-facing documentation accurate and actionable
Qualification
Required
Experience building and maintaining backend services in production environments, ideally focused on deployment, infrastructure, or platform tooling
Practical experience running workloads on Kubernetes, including authoring and maintaining Helm charts
Proficiency with Ruby and Go, along with strong scripting skills to automate workflows and tooling
Familiarity with Terraform and infrastructure as code practices for managing cloud and on-premises environments
Hands-on experience working with relational databases, especially PostgreSQL, and understanding of performance and reliability considerations
Understanding of secure, scalable, and supportable deployment practices and common observability tools such as Prometheus and Grafana
Experience collaborating in large codebases and with distributed teams, including writing clear, user-facing documentation and implementation guides
Openness to learning, applying transferable skills, and growing into new technologies and parts of the GitLab deployment stack
Benefits
Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
Flexible Paid Time Off
Team Member Resource Groups
Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Growth and Development Fund
Parental leave
Home office support
Company
GitLab
GitLab is a web-based Git repository manager that offers a variety of features for software development teams.
Founded in 2014
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$413.5MKey Investors
ICONIQ GrowthGoogle VenturesAugust Capital
2021-10-14IPO
2019-09-17Series E· $268M
2018-09-19Series D· $100M
Leadership Team
Bill Staples
Chief Executive Officer
Sytse Sijbrandij
Co-founder and Executive Chair
Recent News
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