# Senior Backend Engineer, Gitlab Delivery - Runway

**Company**: GitLab
**Location**: Remote, Canada; Remote, EMEA
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

**Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/gitlab/jobs/8324132002?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
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## Description

GitLab is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer for its Runway team, focusing on the design, evolution, and operation of a Kubernetes-based platform and developer tooling. The ideal candidate will lead strategic infrastructure initiatives, mentor engineers, and drive platform improvements.

**Overview of the Role:** As a Senior Engineer on the Runway team, you'll lead the design, evolution, and operation of the Kubernetes-based platform and developer tooling that powers GitLab's engineering organization. You'll drive strategic infrastructure initiatives across platform architecture, automation, and developer experience.

**Responsibilities:**

- Lead the operation and evolution of production-grade Kubernetes clusters across cloud environments.

- Define and drive GitOps strategy and standards across the organization.

- Architect and establish Terraform-based infrastructure-as-code standards across teams.

- Lead platform observability strategy and incident response processes.

- Partner with and mentor application teams to onboard services onto the platform.

- Design and establish security control standards.

- Drive integration of platform capabilities with continuous integration pipelines.

**Requirements:**

- Experience operating and evolving production Kubernetes clusters.

- Experience designing and running GitOps-based continuous delivery workflows.

- Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform or equivalent).

- Ability to write and maintain automation using a scripting language.

- Working knowledge of networking fundamentals and related platform patterns.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

**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

## Skills

### Required
- Kubernetes
- GitOps
- Terraform
- Python
- Bash
- Go
- Networking fundamentals

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