Staff Backend Engineer, Developer Experience

Identifying and removing the source of flakiness in our tests pipelines

Introducing comprehensive test coverage reporting to guide our decisions about what and when to test

Standardizing logging libraries and documentation to make it easy for all features and components to provide consistent logs

Providing stable, configurable development environments

Drive Technical Excellence Across Teams: Provide hands-on engineering contributions and technical leadership across six Developer Experience teams, jumping in to unblock critical work or accelerate high-impact initiatives

Champion Engineering Needs: Partner with engineering teams across GitLab to identify pain points, gather feedback, and translate day-to-day frustrations into actionable improvements for the Developer Experience roadmap

Transform Testing at Scale: Help us modernize our testing to support GitLab's growth—ensuring engineers have fast, reliable tools that catch issues early without slowing them down

Optimize CI/CD Pipelines: Reduce merge and CI friction by building workflows that deliver fast, actionable feedback—helping engineers iterate confidently and ship faster

Break Down Systemic Bottlenecks: Collaborate with Platform, Product, and Infrastructure teams to identify and eliminate the architectural and process friction that slows down development

Shape Engineering Culture: Foster a culture of continuous learning, inclusion, and improvement—where great developer experience is a shared value across the organization

Deep experience with developer tooling, DevEx strategies, and testing frameworks at scale

Experience leading platform or transformation initiatives across multiple teams

Proven ability to influence without authority and collaborate across functions

Familiarity with DevOps workflows and CI/CD pipelines

Strong written and verbal communication skills in a remote-first environment

A product mindset with a passion for empowering developers

Alignment with GitLab values, especially collaboration, iteration, and transparency

The base salary range for this role’s listed level is currently for residents of the United States only. This range is intended to reflect the role's base salary rate in locations throughout the US. Grade level and salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, alignment with market data, and geographic location. The base salary range does not include any bonuses, equity, or benefits. See more information on our benefits and equity. Sales roles are also eligible for incentive pay targeted at up to 100% of the offered base salary.

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

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