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Staff Backend Engineer - Database Change Management

GitLab · Bangalore, India

Posted 23 days ago

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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 Backend Engineer focused on Database Change Management at GitLab, you will lead the design and implementation of a new migration validation and test framework aimed at improving database upgrades. Your role involves mentoring other engineers, reviewing schema migrations for safety, and collaborating with various teams to ensure smooth deployment methods. You'll also be responsible for making architecture decisions and documenting technical choices to guide a distributed team.

Our read on this posting3.4out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
4/5
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 experience with Ruby on Rails in large production codebases, including Active Record migration internals, or comparable depth in another framework's migration system, such as Django or Ecto.
  • Production PostgreSQL experience, including schema changes on large tables, locking behavior, and data definition language failure modes under load.
  • A track record of leading delivery of a system from design through implementation and adoption.
  • Experience mentoring engineers through pairing, code review, and technical feedback.
  • Strong written communication and the ability to make progress independently in an asynchronous, distributed environment.
  • Sound judgment when balancing reliability, safety, backward compatibility, and delivery needs.

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

  • Role involves significant collaboration across multiple time zones, which may require strong self-management skills.
  • Position is remote but may have specific location-based eligibility requirements.
  • No salary information is provided in the posting.

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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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