Intermediate Backend (Ruby) Engineer - Durability
An overview of this role
As a Backend Engineer in Durability at GitLab, you are responsible for developing and maintaining backup and restore solutions that safeguard customer data across all GitLab deployments. You will be using best development practices to build reliable, scalable data backup systems. This role focuses on creating universal tooling that works seamlessly across multiple cloud and on-premise environments.
GitLab Backend Engineers in Durability specialize in distributed systems, data consistency, and cross-platform compatibility, while implementing best practices for reliability, scalability, and data integrity.
What you’ll do
Design and develop reliable backup and restore solutions from the ground up using Ruby, creating universal CLI tooling that works across multiple cloud and on-premise environments.
Build scalable data protection systems to support current and future GitLab deployments of all sizes.
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and Infrastructure teams to integrate backup solutions seamlessly into the GitLab ecosystem.
Participate in incident response when backup/restore systems are involved and contribute to incident reviews with a development perspective.
Act as a subject matter expert on data durability, backup strategies, and restore mechanisms within GitLab.
Continuously improve and optimize backup and restore performance, reliability, and user experience.
What you’ll bring
Strong programming skills in Ruby with experience building CLI tools and distributed systems.
Experience with multiple cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure) and understanding of their storage and backup services.
Experience with infrastructure as code tools like Ansible, Terraform, Chef, etc. for managing infrastructure.
Understanding of Kubernetes and containerized backup solutions.
Ability to design systems that work reliably across diverse deployment environments.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to think systematically about data protection challenges.
Ability to be a manager of one with a strong bias for action and continuous improvement.
Independent, proactive, and self-organized mindset with excellent asynchronous communication skills.
Excitement about building developer tools and solving complex distributed systems challenges.
About the team
Durability is responsible for safeguarding and securing customer data that is stored by the GitLab application and sets guidelines for data access. Running the largest GitLab instance in existence (and in fact, one of the largest single-tenancy open-source SaaS sites on the Internet) means we are constantly faced with unique and rewarding challenges that directly impact our users every day. Our future is all about increasing automation so we can continue to scale even bigger with enterprise level expectations around reliability and availability. Thanks to our Transparency value, you can see how we work on our team page or even see what we’re working on.
Intermediate Backend (Ruby) Engineer - Durability
An overview of this role
As a Backend Engineer in Durability at GitLab, you are responsible for developing and maintaining backup and restore solutions that safeguard customer data across all GitLab deployments. You will be using best development practices to build reliable, scalable data backup systems. This role focuses on creating universal tooling that works seamlessly across multiple cloud and on-premise environments.
GitLab Backend Engineers in Durability specialize in distributed systems, data consistency, and cross-platform compatibility, while implementing best practices for reliability, scalability, and data integrity.
What you’ll do
Design and develop reliable backup and restore solutions from the ground up using Ruby, creating universal CLI tooling that works across multiple cloud and on-premise environments.
Build scalable data protection systems to support current and future GitLab deployments of all sizes.
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and Infrastructure teams to integrate backup solutions seamlessly into the GitLab ecosystem.
Participate in incident response when backup/restore systems are involved and contribute to incident reviews with a development perspective.
Act as a subject matter expert on data durability, backup strategies, and restore mechanisms within GitLab.
Continuously improve and optimize backup and restore performance, reliability, and user experience.
What you’ll bring
Strong programming skills in Ruby with experience building CLI tools and distributed systems.
Experience with multiple cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure) and understanding of their storage and backup services.
Experience with infrastructure as code tools like Ansible, Terraform, Chef, etc. for managing infrastructure.
Understanding of Kubernetes and containerized backup solutions.
Ability to design systems that work reliably across diverse deployment environments.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to think systematically about data protection challenges.
Ability to be a manager of one with a strong bias for action and continuous improvement.
Independent, proactive, and self-organized mindset with excellent asynchronous communication skills.
Excitement about building developer tools and solving complex distributed systems challenges.
About the team
Durability is responsible for safeguarding and securing customer data that is stored by the GitLab application and sets guidelines for data access. Running the largest GitLab instance in existence (and in fact, one of the largest single-tenancy open-source SaaS sites on the Internet) means we are constantly faced with unique and rewarding challenges that directly impact our users every day. Our future is all about increasing automation so we can continue to scale even bigger with enterprise level expectations around reliability and availability. Thanks to our Transparency value, you can see how we work on our team page or even see what we’re working on.