An overview of this role
As an Intermediate Backend Engineer on our next-generation Security Platform Management team, you will help build GitLab’s enterprise security solutions from the ground up. You’ll design and develop greenfield backend services that close competitive gaps and position GitLab as a single platform for enterprise security, directly shaping how thousands of organizations understand and manage their security posture at scale. Working closely with a distributed team of 8 engineers, a Product Manager, and a UX designer across the US, Israel, and India, you’ll own critical backend systems and APIs that power capabilities like a new Security Manager role system, asset inventory with posture sharing, logical asset gathering with statistics, and unified configuration for GitLab’s security tools.
Some examples of our projects:
- Building a new Security Manager role system to centralize and streamline security administration
- Creating assets inventory and posture sharing capabilities, including logical asset gathering and unified configuration for all GitLab security tools
What you’ll do
- Design and develop next-generation Security Platform Management capabilities that strengthen GitLab’s enterprise security offering
- Build and optimize scalable backend services and data models in Ruby on Rails with PostgreSQL for large volumes of security data
- Develop and maintain robust REST and GraphQL APIs that power security workflows across the GitLab platform
- Collaborate with Infrastructure, Policies, and Security Insights teams to deliver cross-functional security features end to end
- Implement and refine unified configuration mechanisms for GitLab’s suite of security tools to simplify management at scale
- Work within focused, feature-specific squads to deliver high-impact, well-tested functionality with minimal context switching
- Contribute to technical design decisions, code reviews, and standards that shape the architecture of GitLab’s security platform
What you’ll bring
- Proficiency in backend development with Ruby on Rails, including building and maintaining production services
- Experience designing and optimizing PostgreSQL schemas and queries for large-scale data
- Experience building and maintaining REST and GraphQL APIs that integrate with complex products or platforms
- Familiarity with Git-based workflows and continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD), ideally using GitLab
- Knowledge of Elasticsearch and NoSQL database technologies, or interest in learning and applying them
- Experience working in collaborative, cross-functional teams with product management and design
- Ability to work autonomously in an all-remote, asynchronous environment while staying aligned with team goals
- Interest in security domains and in building scalable, reliable solutions for enterprise customers, with openness to transferable experience from related areas
About the team
The Security Platform Management team sits within GitLab’s Security Risk Management area and is responsible for building new platform capabilities that help enterprises understand, manage, and improve their security posture inside GitLab. Our team consists of 8 backend engineers, 1 Product Manager, and 1 UX designer distributed across the US, Israel, and India, and we collaborate asynchronously and organize into feature-specific squads to deliver focused outcomes. We own initiatives such as the new Security Manager role system, security assets inventory with posture sharing, logical asset gathering and statistics, and unified configuration for GitLab’s security tools. Our main opportunity is greenfield: we are designing and shipping net-new enterprise security solutions rather than maintaining legacy systems, and defining how large organizations use GitLab to secure applications at global scale.
The base salary range for this role’s listed level is currently for residents of the United States only. This range is intended to reflect the role's base salary rate in locations throughout the US. Grade level and salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, alignment with market data, and geographic location. The base salary range does not include any bonuses, equity, or benefits. See more information on our benefits and equity. Sales roles are also eligible for incentive pay targeted at up to 100% of the offered base salary.
United States Salary Range
$98,000 - $210,000 USD
How GitLab will support you
- 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
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.