Backend Engineer, Create: Source Code Experience (Ruby)GitLabSalary not statedFull-timeremote· midCanadarubygraphqlListed via Jobicy · posted 20 Oct 2026. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100 * trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster.The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact.

Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software. *Claim based on GitLab data. An overview of this roleWe're looking for a Backend Engineer to join our Source Code Experience team within GitLab's Create stage.

You'll help make everyday source code workflows clear, reliable, and efficient for people working across GitLab projects. As artificial intelligence agents increasingly write and manage code alongside people, you'll build backend capabilities and interfaces that support trustworthy collaboration between people and agents.You'll work in one of GitLab's oldest and most complex product areas, using Ruby and GraphQL to improve critical source code experiences across GitLab.The Source Code group is responsible for the backend and frontend aspects of the product categories within Source Code. With support from experienced team members, you'll help maintain high reliability through performance and structured query language tuning, caching, rate limiting, testing,



observability, and resiliency.

You'll collaborate with product management, product design, testing, security, user experience research, technical writing, Gitaly, Code Review, and other Source Code teams to deliver reliable and performant systems.What you’ll do- Develop secure, well-tested, performant features and improvements using Ruby and GraphQL.

- Design and maintain backend services, application programming interfaces, data models, and business logic that support intuitive source code workflows.
- Use artificial intelligence agents for well-scoped work when they can speed up delivery without sacrificing quality, and critically review their output.
- Help strengthen reliability by monitoring production health metrics, participating in Tier 2 on-call, troubleshooting incidents, contributing to root cause analysis, and improving observability and resiliency.
- Share knowledge through code review, technical documentation, and everyday collaboration while learning from others.What you’ll bring- Professional experience building backend web applications, services, or application programming interfaces, with experience using Ruby and GraphQL.
- An understanding of relational databases, structured query language, data modeling, caching, background processing, and backend performance practices.
- Experience writing backend unit and integration tests, with familiarity with the testing pyramid, Git, and collaborative code review processes.
- Experience using artificial intelligence coding agents and reviewing their output,



or an interest in building these skills in a complex monorepo.
- Clear written and spoken English communication skills, including sharing useful status updates in a remote, asynchronous setting.
- About the teamWe work on a complex product area that serves GitLab.How GitLab Supports Full-Time Employees- 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 LeavePlease note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements.

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