Senior Backend Engineer - Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)

Position Overview

GitLab is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join its next-generation Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) team. This role involves architecting critical greenfield projects to build enterprise security solutions from the ground up, aiming to establish GitLab as the single-stop-shop for enterprise security. You will collaborate with a distributed team of engineers, a Product Manager, and a UX Designer to shape how organizations secure their applications at scale.

The team is focused on high-profile initiatives including:

• Building a new Security Manager role system.
• Creating asset inventory capabilities with security posture sharing.
• Implementing logical asset gathering with statistics.
• Developing a unified configuration mechanism for all GitLab security tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop next-generation ASPM capabilities.
• Build scalable backend systems for enterprise-scale security data.
• Create robust APIs that power GitLab's expanding security offering.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure, Policies, and Security Insights teams on cross-functional initiatives.
• Architect greenfield solutions for the Security Manager role system and Assets inventory capabilities.
• Implement unified configuration mechanisms for GitLab's comprehensive security tool suite.
• Work in feature-specific squads to minimize context switching and maximize impact.
• Contribute to technical decisions that shape GitLab's security platform architecture.

Requirements

• Strong experience with Ruby on Rails.
• Expertise in PostgreSQL database design and optimization.
• Proficiency in REST API and GraphQL development.
• Experience with Git and GitLab CI/CD workflows.
• Knowledge of Elasticsearch and NoSQL database technologies.
• Track record of delivering high-quality software in collaborative environments.
• Ability to work autonomously while contributing to team success.
• Passion for building secure, scalable enterprise solutions.

About the Team

The ASPM team is at the forefront of GitLab's security innovation, building entirely new capabilities to help enterprises better understand and manage their security posture. It's a growing team actively hiring for multiple positions, reflecting the strategic importance of its mission. The team operates with high autonomy while maintaining close collaboration with its PM and UX designer, organizing into feature-specific squads to deliver maximum impact. The focus is on greenfield development, creating new solutions rather than maintaining legacy systems.

Company Information

GitLab is an open core software company that develops the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps Platform, used by more than 100,000 organizations. Our mission is to enable everyone to contribute to and co-create the software that powers our world. We embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, encouraging all team members to incorporate AI into their daily workflows. Learn more about Life at GitLab and our values.

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