Senior Backend Engineer (Ruby on Rails) - Remote

Overview

As a Senior Backend Engineer in the Create:Code Review team, you will play a critical role in developing and maintaining the backend systems that power Merge Requests in GitLab, ensuring accuracy, reliability, and speed.

In Short

• Develop features and improvements to the GitLab product.
• Collaborate with Product Management and other stakeholders.
• Advocate for improvements to product quality and performance.
• Solve technical problems of high scope and complexity.
• Help define and improve internal standards for high-scale web environments.
• Mentor Junior and Intermediate Engineers.
• Participate in on-call rotations for troubleshooting.
• Work in a fully remote and asynchronous environment.
• Utilize AI to enhance productivity and efficiency.
• Contribute to the code review process.

Requirements

• Significant professional experience with Ruby on Rails.
• Experience with PostgreSQL or a comparable RDBMS.
• Proficiency in English for remote communication.
• Experience with performance and optimization problems.
• Comfort with agile software development processes.
• Self-motivated and excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fully remote organization.
• Experience owning projects from concept to production.
• Effective communication skills.
• Experience with GitLab and code review processes.

Benefits

• Flexible Paid Time Off.
• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Growth and development budget.
• Home office support.
• Support for health, finances, and well-being.
• Team Member Resource Groups for inclusion.
• Parental leave.
• Asynchronous work environment.
• Opportunity to work with a global team.
• Transparency in team operations and roadmaps.