Staff Backend Engineer, Developer Experience
GitLab · Remote, Canada; Remote, United Kingdom; Remote, US
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 79 days GitLab's roles stay open a median of 99 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of GitLab's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at GitLab
- high 238 stale, 9 reposted of 238 open
- Hiring momentum
- 94 roles opened in the last 90 days ↓ down vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-11-14
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 Staff Backend Engineer in the Developer Experience group at GitLab, you will work collaboratively to enhance the engineering experience for internal teams. Your role involves hands-on coding in Ruby and Go, driving technical excellence, optimizing CI/CD pipelines, and transforming testing practices. You will also focus on identifying and removing friction points that affect development, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement across the organization.
- 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
- Deep experience with developer tooling, DevEx strategies, and testing frameworks at scale
- Experience leading platform or transformation initiatives across multiple teams
- Proven ability to influence without authority and collaborate across functions
- Familiarity with DevOps workflows and CI/CD pipelines
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in a remote-first environment
- A product mindset with a passion for empowering developers
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 details for non-US locations
- Role involves significant cross-team collaboration which may require strong interpersonal skills
- Focus on transforming testing and development processes may involve dealing with existing legacy systems
Summarised from GitLab's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by GitLab on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-11-14. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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