GitLab is an open-core software company that develops the most comprehensive , used by more than 100,000 organizations. Our is to enable everyone to contribute to and co-create the software that powers our world. When everyone can contribute, consumers become contributors, significantly accelerating human progress. Our platform unites teams and organizations, breaking down barriers and redefining what’s possible in software development. Thanks to products like and , customers get AI benefits at every stage of the SDLC.
The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software.
At GitLab, developers are independent and self-organized individual contributors who work together as a tight team in a way.
The works on developing solutions for data scalability, health, and developer enablement across all of GitLab’s application datastores. We build frameworks and provide guidance that help teams make informed decisions about data architecture, placement, and lifecycle management, while ensuring data integrity and safety across both SaaS and self-managed deployments. If building frameworks that enable teams to work confidently with data at scale excites you, please read on!
Most backend developers at GitLab work on all aspects of the application, building features and fixing bugs. The Data Frameworks section is responsible for building the frameworks and tooling that ensure data changes work safely across all of GitLab’s deployment scenarios—from GitLab.com to thousands of self-managed instances running different versions.
The main focus of the team is to proactively identify saturation points for our infrastructure, and identify and work with teams to implement corrective actions to solve them. With our recent move into the newly formed Data Engineering organization, the team mission is expanding, and we’re growing the team accordingly. This change is allowing us to prioritize new efforts that are outside the scope of operating , and include shipping scalability features and data health focused initiatives to our self-managed customers.
This team collaborates closely with our , our , and our . We also have regular collaboration with teams across the organization to help them deliver high performing features and improvements.
A few examples of our current projects:
A few examples of upcoming projects in our evolving scope:
Country Hiring Guidelines: GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruiting process.
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