- Company: GitLab
- Location: Remote, United States
- Job type: Full-time
- Salary: $115,200 – $162,000 USD
About the role
GitLab is seeking an Intermediate Backend Engineer to join the Orbit team. You will help build and operate a graph data service that supports GitLab Duo agents, analytics, and architecture-level features. This role is part of a Rust-first team that values clear ownership, thoughtful system design, and rigorous thinking about data and reliability. The position is available for remote candidates in the United States.
Responsibilities
- Implement and iterate on backend features in the Rust-based Knowledge Graph service, including query engines, SDLC indexing flows, and API endpoints.
- Maintain integrations between the Knowledge Graph and the broader GitLab platform, including Rails, the Data Insights Platform, and the Duo Agent Platform.
- Contribute to system design discussions by proposing options and documenting decisions focused on reliability and scalability.
- Improve operational maturity by adding metrics, logging, runbooks, and alerts, and participate in on-call rotation as appropriate.
- Collaborate asynchronously with product, data, infrastructure, security, and AI counterparts to clarify requirements and ship features safely.
- Use AI-assisted development workflows responsibly and share effective practices with the team.
- Participate in code reviews, knowledge-sharing sessions, and pairing to maintain consistent standards.
- Contribute across the stack when needed, including occasional Ruby work for Rails integration or small frontend changes.
Requirements
- Professional experience building and maintaining backend systems in production, with an understanding of reliability and maintainability.
- Proficiency in at least one modern backend language and a strong interest in Rust, with either prior experience or clear evidence of the ability to ramp up quickly.
- Exposure to distributed data or analytics systems, such as OLAP databases, messaging systems, or change data capture pipelines.
- Interest in graph data modeling and query patterns, including property graphs and multi-step traversals.
- Practical experience or strong interest in using AI tools in day-to-day development with a focus on validating outputs.
- A language-agnostic mindset and the ability to pick up new languages and frameworks as needed.
- Solid fundamentals in system design, including the ability to reason about trade-offs and align work with architectural decisions.
- Comfort working in a low-process, high-ownership environment with clear written communication across time zones.
Pay and benefits
- Base salary range of $115,200 to $162,000 USD for residents of the United States.
- Flexible Paid Time Off.
- Equity Compensation and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Growth and Development Fund.
- Parental Leave.
- Team Member Resource Groups.
How to apply
Apply directly on GitLab’s own careers website. Omadaily never charges job seekers.
