Remote Senior Backend Engineer - Platform Insights

Description:

• Build and evolve core backend systems for GitLab's data platform, focusing on Go-based development for the Data Insights Platform and Siphon.
• Own high-throughput, multi-component backend systems, shaping architecture, reliability, deployment, and operational maturity across GitLab environments.

Requirements:

• Strong backend engineering experience in Go, including building and operating production services.
• Experience designing scalable, reliable systems for high-throughput or data-intensive workloads.
• Familiarity with building APIs and service integrations, including gRPC.
• Experience with data platforms, event pipelines, or foundational infrastructure.
• Knowledge of ClickHouse or similar query-focused data stores.
• Working knowledge of Ruby on Rails is a plus.
• Experience with infrastructure concerns such as reliability, observability, and performance.
• Ability to work across team boundaries to deliver platform capabilities.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive benefits to support health, finances, and well-being.
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Growth and Development Fund.
• Parental Leave.