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Senior Software Engineer (RoR/Go), SSCS: Authentication

GitLab · Remote, Canada; Remote, United States

Posted 21 days ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
21 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 Senior Backend Engineer on the Authentication team at GitLab, you will be responsible for developing and enhancing authentication features across the Rails monolith and GATE, the new identity and access management system. Your work will involve expanding authentication mechanisms, migrating authentication paths, and improving security measures to protect users and organizations. You will also contribute to the team's direction and collaborate on larger projects, ensuring robust access management and addressing vulnerabilities.

Our read on this posting3.2out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
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 Go and/or Ruby in scaling or mission-critical software-as-a-service products.
  • Familiarity with authentication and authorization technologies or techniques such as OAuth, OpenID Connect (OIDC), Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), single sign-on (SSO), System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM), Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), JSON Web Token (JWT), role-based access control (RBAC), or identity and access management (IAM).
  • Knowledge of token systems, cryptographic signing, and key management.
  • Experience building or contributing to a service from concept to production, including proposal, discussion, and execution.
  • Proficiency in written and verbal English, with the ability to clearly communicate complex problems and solutions in a remote, largely asynchronous work environment.
  • Experience with performance and optimization problems, and a demonstrated ability to diagnose and prevent these problems.

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 range for Canada; only US salary range provided.
  • Role involves working with both legacy (Rails monolith) and modern (GATE) systems, which may present challenges in migration and integration.
  • The role emphasizes collaboration in a remote and asynchronous environment, which may require strong self-management skills.

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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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