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Backend Engineer, AI Engineering: Duo Chat

GitLab · Remote, Canada; Remote, United States

Posted 27 days ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
27 days
GitLab's roles stay open a median of 41 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of GitLab's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at GitLab
low
0 stale, 9 reposted of 238 open
Hiring momentum
338 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from GitLab's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for GitLab.

About this role

As a Backend Engineer on the Chat Engine team at GitLab, you will develop and maintain the backend for GitLab Duo Chat, focusing on building features using Python and integrating with the GitLab Rails monolith. Your role involves implementing agentic flows, writing maintainable code, collaborating with various teams, and participating in on-call rotations to troubleshoot issues. You will work closely with senior engineers to enhance your skills and contribute to the team's projects.

Our read on this posting3.0out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of GitLab as an employer.

What you need

  • Professional experience with Python, including building and testing production services.
  • Working proficiency with Ruby on Rails, or a willingness to learn it.
  • Experience designing and building APIs, including diagnosing and optimizing performance issues.
  • A security-minded development approach that applies secure coding guidelines early in the development process.
  • Clear and concise written communication about technical problems and iterative solutions.
  • Manage work independently, organize priorities, and ask for help when an issue is taking longer than expected.

Nice to have

  • Exposure to, or strong interest in, building on top of large language models.
  • Experience with LangGraph, LangChain, or a comparable agent orchestration framework.
  • Experience with GraphQL and RSpec.
  • Experience with the GitLab product as a user or contributor.
  • Experience working on a remote, globally distributed team.

What you get

  • Flexible Paid Time Off
  • Team Member Resource Groups
  • Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Growth and Development Fund
  • Parental Leave

Worth weighing

  • No specific salary listed for Canada; only US salary range provided.
  • Role involves on-call rotations which may include weekends and nights.
  • The position is remote but may have location-based eligibility requirements.

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Listed by GitLab on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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