Senior Backend Engineer, Database Excellence (Ruby)

GitLab · IT

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Full TimePosted Sep 9, 2026

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Experience level
Senior

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Original employer: GitLabSource ATS: gitlabJob status: Active

GitLab is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join their Database Excellence team, focusing on data growth controls and infrastructure scalability within a fully remote UK-based role.

In this role, you will design and implement data retention frameworks, build automated guardrails for schema changes, and improve database performance for both GitLab.com and self-managed instances. You will work within the Data Engineering organization, utilizing PostgreSQL and Ruby on Rails to ensure data integrity and system scalability in a highly collaborative, asynchronous environment.

Why You’ll Love This Role

Location: United Kingdom
Senior level role
Database excellence focus
Remote-first culture
Comprehensive equity and benefits packages

What You’ll Bring

Professional software engineering experience with PostgreSQL in large production environments
Expertise in Ruby on Rails or similar Ruby frameworks
Ability to design algorithms and system-level performance trade-offs
Strong written communication skills for asynchronous collaboration
Experience managing large or fast-growing datasets through partitioning or lifecycle management
Ability to participate in a tier 2 database on-call rotation

What You’ll Get

Flexible Paid Time Off
Team Member Resource Groups
Equity Compensation
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Growth and Development Fund
Parental Leave

About the Company

GitLab is an intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps, enabling teams to automate the software delivery lifecycle. They support over 50 million registered users and operate as a fully remote, global organization.

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