Staff Backend Engineer, Developer Experience

Deep experience with developer tooling, DevEx strategies, and testing frameworks at scale

Experience leading platform or transformation initiatives across multiple teams

Proven ability to influence without authority and collaborate across functions

Familiarity with DevOps workflows and CI/CD pipelines

A product mindset with a passion for empowering developers

Team Member Resource Groups

: Provide hands-on engineering contributions and technical leadership across six Developer Experience teams, jumping in to unblock critical work or accelerate high-impact initiatives

Champion Engineering Needs

: Partner with engineering teams across GitLab to identify pain points, gather feedback, and translate day-to-day frustrations into actionable improvements for the Developer Experience roadmap

Transform Testing at Scale

: Help us modernize our testing to support GitLab's growth—ensuring engineers have fast, reliable tools that catch issues early without slowing them down

Optimize CI/CD Pipelines