Intermediate Backend Engineer, SSCS: AI Governance

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 an Intermediate Backend Engineer on the AI Governance team at GitLab, you'll help build a paid product designed for regulated enterprise organizations that need to audit, govern, and demonstrate compliance for AI agent usage inside GitLab. This is product work with direct customer impact. You'll contribute to features that support visibility into how AI agents and related tools are used, and you'll help lay the foundation for governance controls that enterprise customers rely on. You'll join a small team with clear product direction, technical guidance from experienced backend engineers, and meaningful ownership from the start. This role is well suited for an engineer with experience in backend development who writes solid tests and wants to grow by shipping real features in an evolving product area. You'll work in GitLab's all-remote, asynchronous environment, collaborating across teams as the AI Governance roadmap continues to expand. What you’ll do Implement well-scoped backend features across the AI Governance product area, including event normalization utilities, storage layer enhancements, API endpoint additions, export support, and registry integrations, delivering production-ready work that ships on schedule. Build and maintain automated test coverage for your work using RSpec or equivalent tools to improve reliability and support safe, consistent releases. Grow your knowledge of AI governance, agent-related product architecture, and integration patterns through hands-on delivery and teamwork so you can contribute more effectively as the roadmap evolves. Work closely with senior and staff engineers to deliver solutions that are reliable, maintainable, and aligned with the product direction and release goals. Work asynchronously with cross-functional partners and nearby engineering teams working on related governance and AI capabilities to help maintain smooth delivery across teams. Take ownership of your scoped work and deliver with a high level of follow-through in a fast-moving product area, closing tasks with clear status updates and consistent execution. What you’ll bring Demonstrated backend development experience building and shipping production features. Proficiency with Ruby on Rails and solid fundamentals in PostgreSQL. Experience building and maintaining automated test coverage with RSpec or an equivalent testing framework. Experience communicating clearly in writing with teammates in an async environment. Demonstrated ability to drive scoped work through completion and follow through on commitments. Experience with, or exposur ... (truncated, view full listing at source)