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Intermediate Backend (Go) Engineer, Gitlab Delivery -Operate
GitLab is an open-core software company that develops the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps Platform, used by more than 100,000 organizations. Our mission is to enable everyone to contribute to and co-create the software that powers our world. When everyone can contribute, consumers become contributors, significantly accelerating human progress. Our platform unites teams and organizations, breaking down barriers and redefining what's possible in software development. Thanks to products like Duo Enterprise and Duo Agent Platform, customers get AI benefits at every stage of the SDLC.
The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software.
As a Backend Engineer on the GitLab Delivery Operate team, you’ll focus on delivering and supporting GitLab for self-managed customers by building and maintaining the infrastructure, tooling, and automation that power our deployment methods. You’ll work across Omnibus GitLab, GitLab Helm Charts, the GitLab Environment Toolkit (GET), and the GitLab Operator to ensure GitLab is easy to install, upgrade, and operate in diverse, production-grade environments. In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with Distribution Engineers, Site Reliability Engineers, Release Managers, Security, and Development teams to keep deployments secure, scalable, and reliable, so customers can run GitLab with confidence on their own platforms.
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The Operate team is part of GitLab Delivery and is responsible for delivering GitLab to self-managed users through supported and validated deployment tooling. We maintain and evolve the GitLab Omnibus package, Helm Charts, GitLab Operator, and GitLab Environment Toolkit (GET) to ensure GitLab is deployable, secure, and production-ready across diverse environments. You’ll work with a distributed group of backend engineers who collaborate asynchronously across time zones and partner closely with Site Reliability Engineering, Release, Security, and Development teams to keep deployments reliable and aligned with new product capabilities. We are focused on improving installation and upgrade experiences, strengthening security and automation, and enabling self-managed customers to run GitLab with confidence at any scale.
Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.
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