Intermediate Backend (Ruby or Go) Engineer, Gitlab Delivery - Operate

Requirements

• Production experience working with Kubernetes and Helm
• Professional proficiency in Ruby, Go and strong Bash scripting skills
• Experience with Terraform and infrastructure as code workflows
• Practical experience working with databases, especially PostgreSQL
• Understanding of secure, scalable, and supportable deployment practices
• Experience collaborating in large codebases and across distributed teams
• Ability to write clear, user-facing documentation and implementation guides
• Experience with major cloud providers (e.g., GCP, AWS, Azure)
• Knowledge of service scaling and rollout strategies
• Knowledge of Observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, etc)

What You'll Be Doing

• Omnibus GitLab: Maintain and evolve the GitLab Omnibus package to ensure it reliably integrates all GitLab components and can be deployed in self-managed environments.
• Kubernetes Charts: Contribute to the development and maintenance of GitLab Helm Charts, enabling scalable and production-ready GitLab deployments on Kubernetes.
• GitLab Environment Toolkit (GET): Enhance and support the toolkit used to deploy validated GitLab reference architectures for enterprise and internal use cases.
• GitLab Operator: Support the GitLab Operator project to enable Kubernetes-native lifecycle management for GitLab deployments.
• Installation and Upgrade Experience: Ensure a consistent and reliable experience for installing, upgrading, and operating GitLab across all supported platforms.
• Security Collaboration: Partner with Security to address vulnerabilities in the deployment stack and ensure secure defaults and configurations.
• Automation & CI/CD: Build and maintain automation pipelines for validating and testing deployment tools across Omnibus, Charts, GET, and the Operator.
• Cross-Team Integration: Work closely with Distribution Engineers, SREs, Release Managers, and Development teams to ensure smooth integration of new features into our deployment methods.
• Documentation & Enablement: Create and maintain user-focused documentation that enables self-managed customers to confidently deploy and operate GitLab.
• Reliability: Ensure all supported deployment methods are well-tested and meet GitLab’s standards for quality, reliability, and performance.

Perks and Benefits

• Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
• All remote, asynchronous work environment
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Team Member Resource Groups
• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Growth and development budget
• Parental leave
• Home office support