Senior Backend Engineer, Platform Enablement

Details

GitLab is building an intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. The Performance Enablement team helps engineering teams make performance testing part of the software lifecycle through reusable platforms, tooling, documentation, and artificial intelligence-assisted workflows.

This role focuses on moving from a hands-on consulting model to a scalable self-service model in which service teams own their performance tests, analysis, thresholds, and evidence. You will build backend and platform capabilities that help teams identify performance risks during development and before production releases.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve reusable backend platforms and tooling for performance testing and analysis.
• Enable modular feature teams, including Orbit and Artifact Registry, to run performance testing through development and continuous integration workflows.
• Create self-service workflows, documentation, templates, diagnostics, and artificial intelligence skills that reduce the need for bespoke support.
• Build reusable tooling for component-level testing, load testing, performance analysis, and artificial intelligence-assisted engineering.
• Improve performance results, reporting, and trend visibility so teams can make informed decisions based on their own evidence.
• Use artificial intelligence to accelerate implementation, testing, debugging, technical documentation, and automation.
• Influence engineering teams to make performance testing part of normal development and release preparation.
• Turn early hands-on engagements into generalized capabilities that teams can adopt independently.
• Provide technical expertise for difficult performance questions, tooling enhancements, and new platform capabilities.
• Establish documentation, templates, and guidance to expand self-service adoption across research and development.

Requirements

• Experience building backend or platform software.
• Experience building internal platforms or developer-facing tooling.
• Experience partnering with development teams to improve their day-to-day workflows.
• Experience applying artificial intelligence across the software development lifecycle.
• Experience with software performance, including performance analysis, optimization, benchmarking, or leading performance-related improvements.
• Practical experience with Kubernetes, k6, and Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, or similar cloud infrastructure.
• Experience building durable solutions that support broad adoption using systems thinking.
• Clear written communication skills and the ability to influence teams without direct authority.

Team

Performance Enablement is part of Platform Enablement within Developer Experience and Infrastructure Platforms. The team works asynchronously, collaborates broadly across research and development, and focuses on building capabilities that scale beyond individual team engagements.

Compensation

The United States base salary range is $156,800–$235,200 USD. This range does not include bonuses, equity, or benefits. Grade level and salary are determined based on factors including education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, market data, and geographic location.

Benefits

• Benefits supporting health, finances, and well-being
• Flexible paid time off
• Team member resource groups
• Equity compensation and employee stock purchase plan
• Growth and development fund
• Parental leave

GitLab roles are remote, though some roles may have location-based eligibility requirements. GitLab is an equal opportunity workplace and provides reasonable accommodations during the recruiting process.