Backend Engineer, Repository Services at GitLab
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Build Ruby and GraphQL services that control repository access, changes and verification across GitLab products. This posting is remote within the United Kingdom.
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Role overview
GitLab Repository Services builds the access layer for source-code repositories, including how code arrives, who can change it and how changes are verified. The new team works on GitLab.com, self-managed deployments and GitLab Dedicated.
Responsibilities
- Develop secure, tested Ruby and GraphQL features, backend APIs, data models and business logic on top of Gitaly primitives.
- Improve SQL performance, caching, rate limits, testing, observability and resilience in a complex product area.
- Triage bugs and support requests, participate in on-call and incident analysis, and review AI-assisted code critically.
Qualifications
- Backend web-service experience with Ruby and GraphQL.
- Relational databases, SQL, data modeling, caching, background work, unit and integration testing, Git and code review.
- Clear English communication and ownership in a remote, asynchronous team.
How to apply
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View source and applySource checked: 2026-10-31
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