Senior Backend Engineer, Analytics Instrumentation (Golang)

GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster. 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 values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software. * Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under license. Claim based on GitLab data. Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list, published in June 2025. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of GitLab. An overview of this role As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll lead the design and development of a unified, Go-based instrumentation service that consolidates analytics instrumentation across GitLab's engineering organization. You'll architect and own critical backend systems that help the company understand customer usage patterns across GitLab SaaS and Self-Managed deployment environments. That data directly informs strategic product decisions. This role offers the opportunity to build foundational infrastructure that simplifies instrumentation for every team at GitLab, replacing the complexity of multiple language-specific SDKs with a single, unified solution that all teams can rely on. What you'll do Design, build, and maintain a unified Go-based instrumentation service that consolidates instrumentation across the entire company, eliminating the need for multiple language-specific SDKs while maintaining reliability and performance. Own the responsibility for handling the sending, transit, and quality of instrumentation data across the system, ensuring data integrity that directly impacts the company's strategic decision-making and usage billing accuracy. Train and support product development teams across the company on how to instrument their features using the unified service, providing documentation, guidance, and technical support. Manage on-call responsibilities during working hours for systems responsible for usage billing and instrumentation, ensuring system reliability and quick response to critical issues. Lead collaboration across research and development teams and the enterprise data organization to understand requirements and deliver solutions that serve multiple stakeholders. Make strategic architectural decisions that balance the needs of product teams (who need ease of use) with data consumers (who need reliability and correctness), ensuring the system serves as a foundational service for the company. What you'll bring Proficiency in the Go programming language, with experience building and maintaining production services. Strong backend development experience, with the ability to design scalable, reliable systems serving internal and external customers. Experience with infrastructure concerns such as system reliability, performance at scale, data quality, and observability. Experience designing and building APIs (REST, gRPC, or similar) that other teams integrate with. Experience working in collaborative, cross-functional teams with product teams, data consumers, and other internal stakeholders across team boundaries. Experience with instrumentation, anal ... (truncated, view full listing at source)