Overview
Join GitLab, the world's largest all-remote company, as a Senior Backend Engineer focusing on database management. This role is pivotal in developing solutions for scalability, application performance, data growth, and developer enablement, particularly in interactions with databases.
Responsibilities
- Develop new features in collaboration with product management, UX, and frontend teams.
- Keep changes small and iterate towards the best solution.
- Review database-related changes submitted by other engineers or community contributors.
- Document database best practices or patterns to avoid.
- Develop tooling to proactively inform developers of potential performance issues.
- Research, design, and implement solutions to improve product performance.
What You'll Bring
- Professional software engineering experience with PostgreSQL in large production environments.
- Significant experience with Ruby on Rails or other Ruby frameworks.
- Ability to reason about software, algorithms, and performance at a high level.
- Passion for open source.
- Strong written communication skills.
- Self-motivated with strong organizational skills.
Bonus Qualifications
- Experience in a peak performance organization, preferably a tech startup.
- Experience with the GitLab product as a user or contributor.
- Product company experience.
- Experience working with a remote team.
- Enterprise software company experience.
- Developer platform/tool industry experience.
- Experience working with a global or multicultural team.
- Computer science education or equivalent experience.
Why GitLab?
- Work from anywhere with good internet.
- Be part of a company that values transparency and openness.
- Contribute to a platform that is at the forefront of DevOps.
- Engage with a company that actively supports your personal and professional growth.
Benefits Extracted with AI
- Remote work flexibility
- Participation in equity and stock options
- Comprehensive health benefits
- Professional development opportunities
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