or apply directly on GitLab's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 23 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 Staff Software Engineer at GitLab, you will lead the development of backend systems for vulnerability and dependency management, focusing on data ingestion, storage, and querying. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to shape technical plans and deliver large projects, while also contributing to the Ruby on Rails application and exploring newer technologies like Go or Rust. Your role involves applying a security mindset and influencing the technical roadmap through hands-on work and collaboration.
- 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
- Experience leading complex backend projects from idea through delivery
- Strong PostgreSQL experience, including query optimization and table optimization
- Strong professional experience with Ruby on Rails, Go, or Python
- Experience shaping delivery plans and guiding technical decisions
- Ability to collaborate with partners and explain technical trade-offs
- Experience communicating with leaders and moving work forward
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
- Role involves working with both legacy systems (Ruby on Rails) and newer technologies (Go, Rust)
- The team is distributed across multiple countries, which may affect collaboration dynamics
Summarised from GitLab's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by GitLab on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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