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Senior Backend Engineer, Architecture Engineering: Nonlinear Productivity

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remote senior full-time Remote, Canada; Remote, United States

First indexed 6 Aug 2026

Description

GitLab is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer for its Nonlinear Productivity team, focusing on AI-powered automation to enhance developer productivity and software development efficiency.

The ideal candidate will identify and eliminate friction in the software development lifecycle, design and build reliable AI-powered systems, and collaborate with a global team.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Identifying sources of friction and developing agentic solutions
  • Designing and building reliable AI-powered systems
  • Creating evaluation tools for agent output
  • Working across GitLab's codebase
  • Applying distributed systems judgment
  • Collaborating with a global team

Requirements:

  • Experience with agentic or large language model-based systems
  • Autonomy in unfamiliar codebases
  • Strong distributed systems knowledge
  • Proficiency in Go, Rust, or Python

Benefits include:

  • Health, financial, and well-being support
  • Flexible Paid Time Off
  • Team Member Resource Groups
  • Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Growth and Development Fund
  • Parental Leave
This listing is enriched and indexed by YubHub. To apply, use the employer's original posting: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/gitlab/jobs/8646556002