Staff Software Engineer
dbt Labs- Full Time
- Expert & Leadership (9+ years)
Candidates should possess extensive background and strong technical expertise in designing, implementing, and running distributed systems at massive scale, along with comfort with one or more computer programming languages (Ruby, Go), and production experience with cloud computing.
The Principal Engineer will serve as a technical leader in the design and evolution of GitLab’s multi-tenant platform into distributed systems, providing deep knowledge of the product and customer use cases to guide architecture decisions, taking ownership of critical projects, independently driving them to deliver results with high quality and efficiency, and fostering a strong engineering culture that focuses on innovation and collaboration while mentoring engineers. They will also partner with engineering, product, and leadership teams to ensure alignment and exceed customer needs, specifically addressing challenges related to backend API design, implementation with access control, throttling, and observability, architecting for zero downtime, and application and infrastructure hardening in a distributed systems environment.
Unified DevOps platform for software development
GitLab offers a DevOps platform that simplifies the software development process by providing a single application for collaboration, visibility, and speed. The platform integrates various tools needed for software development, which helps teams manage their projects more efficiently without juggling multiple tools. This allows companies to concentrate on enhancing their products instead of spending too much time on builds. GitLab serves a wide range of clients, including large corporations from different industries, demonstrating its versatility. The company operates on a subscription-based model, where clients pay for access to the platform, which includes features for continuous integration and deployment. GitLab also provides free trials and regularly updates its platform to deliver ongoing value to its users. By customizing its offerings and partnering with other technology providers, GitLab aims to enhance its ecosystem and drive revenue.