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Senior Backend Engineer, AMER

GitLab · Remote, Canada; Remote, United States

Posted about a month ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
33 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 at GitLab, you will design and implement backend features while addressing complex problems and influencing the technical direction of the product. Your role involves collaborating with various teams, advocating for quality and performance, mentoring junior engineers, and integrating AI into engineering workflows. This position emphasizes autonomy and user-centric collaboration in a remote-first environment.

Our read on this posting3.2out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
3/5
career value
5/5
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 Backend Expertise in backend architecture, APIs, data systems, and performance tuning
  • Adaptability in modern backend languages and systems programming
  • Architectural Judgment in designing modular backend boundaries and migration-safe architectures
  • Influence through technical judgment and clear written communication
  • Agentic AI Expertise in building or operating agentic systems in production

Nice to have

  • Experience with high-throughput distributed systems, concurrency, or profiling
  • Hands-on experience with containerized production operations (e.g., Kubernetes)
  • Deep database performance knowledge (e.g., PostgreSQL, ClickHouse)
  • Background in large-scale modular monoliths or event-driven systems
  • Public technical communication or experience in developer-focused SaaS

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 salary listed for Canadian residents
  • Role involves high complexity and influence, which may require strong self-direction
  • Remote-first culture may not suit everyone

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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