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Senior Backend Engineer
BackendRemote — Bangalore, India
Published on 2026-09-26
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About this role
As a Senior Backend Engineer at GitLab, you will design and implement product capabilities while solving complex backend challenges. Your role will involve significantly influencing the technical direction and product architecture, collaborating across various teams to ensure reliable and high-performing systems.
About the company
GitLab is a DevSecOps platform that brings source control, CI/CD, security, and project management into a single application. It helps engineering teams plan, build, secure, and ship software faster.
What you'll do
- Design and ship complex backend features
- Advocate for product quality, security, and performance
- Mentor junior engineers and improve team delivery practices
- Diagnose and prevent performance issues at scale
- Integrate AI into production engineering workflows
What we're looking for
- Strong command of backend architecture and APIs
- Proficiency in modern backend languages
- Experience with modular backend systems and architectural design
- Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly
- Experience in building agentic systems
Nice to have
- Experience with high-throughput distributed systems
- Hands-on with containerized production (e.g., Kubernetes)
- Deep database performance knowledge
- Background in modular monoliths or event-driven systems
- Public technical communication or open-source maintenance
Benefits
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Growth and Development Fund
- Parental Leave