Intermediate Backend Engineer (Go) - Remote

Overview

This Backend Engineer position for our Verify: Runner group is 100% remote. As a Backend Engineer in our Verify: Runner group, you'll play a key role on a team whose mission it is to create a build agent that works seamlessly on tomorrow's market-leading computing platforms and the tools to eliminate CI build fleet operational complexity at an enterprise scale.

In Short

• Contribute to the overall direction of GitLab-Runner development.
• Focus your efforts on GitLab-Runner scalability.
• Help scale the infrastructure of the GitLab-Runners powering GitLab.com.
• Solve technical problems of medium scope and complexity.
• Help to define and improve internal standards for a high-scale web environment.
• Ship moderately sized features and improvements with minimal guidance.
• Participate in Tier 2 or Tier 3 on-call rotations.
• Represent GitLab and its values in public communication.
• Collaborate with the team on larger projects.
• Advocate for improvements to product quality, security, and performance.

Requirements

• Professional experience with Go in a large scale environment.
• Experience in scaling SaaS products.
• Proficiency in English for a remote work environment.
• Ability to communicate complex technical problems clearly.
• Experience with performance and optimization problems.
• Comfort working in a highly agile, iterative software development process.
• Positive and solution-oriented mindset.
• Effective communication skills.
• Self-motivated and strong organizational skills.

Benefits

• Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being.
• All remote and asynchronous work environment.
• Flexible Paid Time Off.
• Team Member Resource Groups.
• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Growth and development budget.
• Parental leave.
• Home office support.