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Senior Backend Engineer (Ruby on Rails), Plan: Planning Views

GitLab · Bangalore, India

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

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About this role

As a Senior Backend Engineer at GitLab, you will focus on backend development while collaborating with product managers and users to shape features and requirements. Your role will involve designing and implementing backend features, optimizing PostgreSQL performance, and contributing to real-time features. You will also mentor other engineers, participate in code reviews, and improve the developer experience within the team.

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

  • Full stack experience with a current backend focus
  • Proficiency with Ruby and Ruby on Rails
  • Experience maintaining backend features in a large, mature codebase
  • Strong PostgreSQL skills and experience improving PostgreSQL performance at scale
  • Experience designing and evolving GraphQL and/or REST APIs
  • Experience improving large automated test suites

Nice to have

  • Experience integrating AI into development workflows or developing AI-powered features
  • Experience working with Elasticsearch, ClickHouse, or Python

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 information provided
  • Role involves mentoring and supporting other engineers, which may require additional time commitment
  • Asynchronous-first work environment may not suit everyone

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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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