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Senior Backend Engineer, UK

GitLab · Remote, United Kingdom

Posted about 2 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
68 days
GitLab's roles stay open a median of 76 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of GitLab's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at GitLab
high
229 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
2026-10-22

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 team. Your role involves collaborating with product managers and designers to ensure technical decisions provide real value to users, mentoring junior engineers, and integrating AI into engineering workflows. You will also be responsible for maintaining high standards of product quality, security, and performance.

Our read on this posting3.0out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
3/5
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 Backend Expertise in backend architecture, APIs, data systems, and performance tuning
  • Proficiency in modern backend languages and systems programming
  • Experience designing or evolving modular backend boundaries and migration-safe architectures
  • Ability to lead through influence and clear written communication
  • Proven experience 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 open-source maintenance experience

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

  • Remote role with asynchronous communication expectations
  • No specific salary or compensation details provided
  • Candidates are encouraged to apply even if they do not meet every requirement

Summarised from GitLab's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by GitLab on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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