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Staff Backend Engineer, Architecture Engineering – Nonlinear Productivity
GitLabStaff Backend Engineer building agentic systems that improve software development productivity at GitLab. Setting architecture, evaluating correctness, and scaling greenfield DevSecOps automation.
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in building reliable agentic systems and large language model (LLM)-based solutions, with a strong foundation in distributed systems and computer science principles. Proven ability to mentor engineers, drive technical direction, and deliver results in complex, ambiguous environments.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Agentic Systems DevelopmentDistributed Systems ExpertiseProficiency in Go, Rust, or PythonTechnical Leadership and MentoringCollaboration Across Teams
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Hard Skills
Agent OrchestrationLarge Language Model (LLM) SystemsConcurrency ManagementCodebase NavigationEvaluation Framework DesignTechnical WritingFailure Mode AnalysisRate LimitingIdempotencyDegradation Under Load
Soft Skills
MentoringCollaborationProblem-SolvingCommunicationAutonomy
Industry Keywords
Software Development LifecycleTechnical LeadershipStakeholder EngagementGreenfield DevelopmentQuality Assurance
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesDistributed SystemsGoPythonRust
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Set the technical direction for the team's agentic systems, including agent orchestration and human-owned steps
- Discover and prioritize friction across GitLab's software development lifecycle and drive fixes from hypothesis to shipped, measured results
- Work across GitLab's codebase as required by the problem
- Apply distributed systems judgment to generated code across concurrency, scale, and deployment topologies
- Mentor senior and mid-level engineers through design reviews and pairing
- Collaborate with the India-based group several times a week on roadmap alignment
- Represent technical progress to stakeholders in the CTO organization
- Own the Technical Leadership hiring round for Staff-level candidates
- Own the greenfield technical foundation as the team scales
Requirements
What you’ll need- Experience building reliable agentic or large language model (LLM)-based systems, including multi-step orchestration, tool use, guardrails, and recovery
- Ability to work autonomously in unfamiliar codebases and drive solutions from discovery through completion
- Strong distributed systems and computer science fundamentals, including coordination, consistency, idempotency, rate limiting, failure modes, and degradation under load
- Proficiency in Go, Rust, or Python, with ability to read and modify code in the others
- Track record of delivering results from unclear or incomplete requirements
- Experience designing evaluation frameworks distinguishing plausible output from correct output
- Track record of raising the quality bar for a team's output
- History of unblocking and enabling teammates through design reviews, technical writing, or mentoring
- Regular engagement with other teams to identify effective collaboration opportunities
Benefits
Comp & perks- 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