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full-timeSenior Backend Engineer, Core Devops: Container Registry
Gitlab · Remote, United Kingdom
GitLab operates an intelligent orchestration platform focused on DevSecOps, enabling organizations to streamline software development, security, and operational efficiency. As a Senior Backend Engineer within the Core DevOps team, you will focus specifically on the container registry, a critical component of the platform's infrastructure. The role involves designing and implementing complex backend features, making architectural decisions that balance modularity and performance, and ensuring the reliability of a global-scale system. You will be expected to move beyond task completion to influence long-term technical direction, mentor junior team members, and actively participate in incident response. A significant aspect of this position is the integration of agentic AI into production engineering workflows to drive productivity and innovation. This role is well-suited for a seasoned backend engineer who thrives in a remote-first, asynchronous environment, possesses strong expertise in systems architecture and performance tuning, and is comfortable navigating complex, cross-functional projects while maintaining high standards for code quality and security.
GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster. The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software. * Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under license. Claim based on GitLab data. Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list, published in June 2025. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of GitLab. About the role As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will design, implement, and evolve product capabilities while solving high-scope backend problems and influencing the technical and product direction of our teams. You will move beyond "assigned work" to actively improve the quality, reliability, and performance of our systems. You will work across product, frontend, infrastructure, data, and security boundaries, making sound architectural trade-offs, communicating complex ideas clearly in an asynchronous environment, and helping define the standards for a high-scale, global product. Why you’ll love this role High Impact: You aren't just shipping features; you are shaping the architecture of a global platform used by millions. Technical Agency: You will influence team objectives, technical direction, and long-range goals, helping us solve problems of high scope and complexity. Innovative Culture: You will get to experiment with and integrate agentic AI into production engineering workflows, moving beyond simple prompt engineering to build resilient, AI-assisted systems. Autonomy: You will thrive in our remote-first, asynchronous organization, where clear written communication and self-direction are the pillars of success. User-Centric Collaboration: You’ll partner closely with PMs and designers to shape requirements, ensuring every technical decision delivers genuine value to our users. What you’ll do Drive Technical Direction: Design and ship moderate to complex backend features with minimal guidance, making pragmatic choices between modular-monolith code, shared components, or independently operated services. Raise the Bar: Advocate for product quality, security, availability, and performance. You will define backend standards for style, maintainability, testing, APIs, and operational readiness. Mentor & Lead: Mentor associate and intermediate engineers, remove technical blockers, and improve team delivery practices through code and design reviews. Operational Excellence: Diagnose and prevent performance/reliability issues at scale. Participate in incident response and act as a technical owner where appropriate. AI Integration: Use AI in production engineering work to improve outcomes, evaluate its effectiveness, and coach others on responsible, high-judgment use. What you’ll bring Deep Backend Expertise: A strong command of backend architecture, APIs, data systems, and performance tuning in a complex product or service environment. Adaptability: Proficiency in modern backend languages and a deep understanding of systems programming. We value the ability to learn and adapt over mastery of a single language. Architectural Judgment: Experience designing or evolving modular backend boundaries, bounded contexts, and migration-safe architectures. Influence: Ability to lead through influence, technical judgment, and clear written communication, effectively bridging the gap between product needs and technical reality. Agentic AI Expertise: Proven experience building or operating agentic systems in production—moving beyond prompt engineering to architecting loops, tool-use, and error-handling strategies that ensure reliability at scale. How GitLab Supports Full-Time Employees Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being Flexible Paid Time Off Team Member Resource Groups Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan Growth and Development Fund Parental Leave Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepr
| Role | Senior Backend Engineer, Core Devops: Container Registry |
|---|---|
| Company | Gitlab |
| Location | Remote, United Kingdom |
| Type | full-time |
| Compensation | Not disclosed |
| Posted | 2026-10-07 |
| Deadline | Rolling |
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