Intermediate Backend Engineer, Gitlab Delivery: Operate

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 Backend Engineer on the GitLab Operate team, you’ll help self-managed customers run GitLab with assurance by building and supporting the deployment tooling, infrastructure, and automation behind how GitLab is installed, upgraded, and operated. You’ll work across Omnibus GitLab , GitLab Helm Charts , the GitLab Environment Toolkit (GET) , and the GitLab Operator to improve reliability, security, and scalability in production-grade environments. This is a hands-on role where you’ll partner with Distribution Engineers, Site Reliability Engineers, Release Managers, Security, and Development teams to make self-managed GitLab easier to use across a wide range of platforms. Some examples of our projects: Evolve Omnibus GitLab, Helm Charts, GET, and the GitLab Operator to support new GitLab features and architectures Improve installation, upgrade, and validation automation for large-scale self-managed GitLab deployments What you’ll do Maintain and improve the Omnibus GitLab package so GitLab components work reliably in self-managed deployments. Develop and support GitLab Helm Charts for scalable, production-ready Kubernetes deployments. Enhance the GitLab Environment Toolkit (GET) and validated reference architectures used by enterprise and internal users. Support and extend the GitLab Operator for Kubernetes-native lifecycle management of GitLab installations. Improve the installation, upgrade, and day-to-day operating experience across supported self-managed platforms. Collaborate with Security to address vulnerabilities and strengthen secure defaults and configurations across the deployment stack. Build and maintain automation and continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines that validate deployment tooling across Omnibus, Charts, GET, and the Operator. Partner with Distribution Engineers, Site Reliability Engineers, Release Managers, and Development teams to integrate new features and keep user-facing documentation accurate and useful. What you’ll bring Experience building and maintaining backend services in production environments, especially in deployment, infrastructure, or platform tooling. Practical knowledge of Kubernetes operations, including authoring and maintaining Helm charts . Proficiency with Go for building and maintaining observable, resilient services, with an ability to work in Ruby as a plus. Familiarity with Terraform and infrastructure as code practices across cloud and on-premises environments. Hands-on experience with relational databases, especially PostgreSQL , includi ... (truncated, view full listing at source)