Fullstack Engineer – Contributor Success
GitLab
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇪🇺 Anywhere in Europe
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
JavaScriptOpen SourceRuby
About the role
- Drive GitLab’s contribution efficiency by leading and managing contributor success projects that enhance community engagement and output.
- Coach and lead cohorts of community members, providing technical and non-technical guidance to support their growth and contributions.
- Track and analyze community contributions, using metrics to measure progress and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Collaborate with the Programs team to support initiatives such as Education, Open Source, AI tooling, and Contributor programs.
- Advocate for prioritizing improvements based on community feedback to continuously enhance contributor experience.
- Participate as a permanent member of GitLab’s merge request coaching team, specializing in areas like development, testing, or documentation.
- Facilitate Contributor Success team stand-ups and agile processes to ensure alignment and effective delivery.
- Travel to customer sites to onboard and guide new contributors, fostering stronger relationships and expanding GitLab’s contributor base.
Requirements
- Experience developing with Ruby and JavaScript, demonstrating proficiency in fullstack engineering.
- Strong expertise in Git and source control systems, with a solid understanding of contribution workflows.
- Proven involvement in open source communities, including contributing to recognized projects.
- Ability to coach and guide community members on both technical and non-technical aspects of contribution.
- Effective communication skills, including public speaking and customer interaction experience.
- Self-motivated and organized, capable of managing projects and driving results independently.
- Comfortable working in a remote, asynchronous environment and collaborating across distributed teams.
- Openness to diverse backgrounds and transferable skills, with a commitment to GitLab’s values and inclusive culture.
Benefits
- Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Team Member Resource Groups
- Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Growth and Development Fund
- Parental leave
- Home office support
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
RubyJavaScriptfullstack engineeringGitsource control systemscontribution workflowsopen source contributionsdevelopmenttestingdocumentation
Soft skills
coachingguidanceeffective communicationpublic speakingcustomer interactionself-motivatedorganizedproject managementcollaborationinclusivity