Senior Backend Engineer, Gitlab Delivery: Zero Downtime Upgrades

GitLab is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join the GitLab Upgrades team, focusing on self-managed customers and zero downtime upgrades.

As a Senior Backend Engineer on the GitLab Upgrades team, you'll help self-managed customers run GitLab reliably by building and maintaining the infrastructure, tooling, and automation behind our deployment options.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and evolve the Omnibus GitLab package to support reliable, production-ready self-managed deployments.
• Develop and improve GitLab Helm Charts for clean integration and scalability across environments.
• Enhance the GitLab Environment Toolkit (Get) and the GitLab Operator for secure, Kubernetes-native lifecycle management.
• Improve installation, upgrade, and operational workflows for self-managed customers.
• Partner with Security to address vulnerabilities and deliver secure defaults.
• Build and maintain automation and CI/CD pipelines for validation and testing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate new features and keep deployments reliable.
• Guide architectural direction and mentor backend engineers.

Requirements:

• Experience operating backend services in production, including deployment and maintenance in Kubernetes- and Helm-based environments.
• Proficiency in Go and working knowledge of Ruby.
• Hands-on practice with infrastructure as code and managing infrastructure across cloud providers.
• Knowledge of database design, operations, and troubleshooting, especially for PostgreSQL.
• Familiarity with observability tools and patterns.
• Ability to work effectively in large codebases and coordinate across distributed teams.

Benefits:

• Benefits to support 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.