Join GitLab as a Senior Backend Engineer to build AI-powered automation on repositories in a fully remote environment.
Posted by employer 1 month ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 month ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
AI in the day-to-day
We embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows.
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, years of experience, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Senior Backend Engineer focuses on designing and delivering features for GitLab's Duo Agent Platform, specifically enhancing DAP onboarding and developing autonomous agents for customer codebases. Proficiency in Ruby and Ruby on Rails is essential, along with experience in integrating large language models into products. This position is ideal for engineers who have a proven track record of independently shipping features and thrive in a collaborative, async-first environment. The small, distributed team values autonomy and ownership, fostering a culture of high context sharing.
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Quick facts
- Is the Senior Backend Engineer (Ruby), AI Engineering: DAP Repository Flows role remote?
- Yes — GitLab lists this as a fully remote position.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Ruby, Ruby on Rails.
- What seniority level is this role?
- GitLab targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Backend Engineer (Ruby), AI Engineering: DAP Repository Flows role at GitLab.
From the original posting
GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster.
The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software.
*Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under license. Claim based on GitLab data. Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list, published in June 2025. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of GitLab.
An overview of this role
The DAP Repository Flows team owns two areas within GitLab's Duo Agent Platform (DAP). The first is DAP onboarding, helping customers quickly set up a project so they can start using the Duo Agent Platform with minimal friction. The second is repository and background flows: autonomous and scheduled agents that work on a customer's codebase on their behalf.
This work is central to how GitLab delivers AI-powered automation on repositories. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will own features end to end, from design through delivery, building agentic experiences on top of the Duo Agent Platform.
What you'll do in this role
- Own the design and delivery of features end to end across DAP onboarding and repository/background flows.
- Build autonomous and scheduled agents that operate on customer codebases, building on top of the Duo Agent Platform.
- Improve the DAP onboarding experience so customers can get a project configured and productive quickly.
- Collaborate with engineers across the DAP organization on shared interfaces and patterns.
- Review designs and code, and contribute to the team's technical quality.
- Contribute to a culture of autonomy, ownership, high context sharing, and async-first collaboration.
What we're looking for
- Strong, hands-on experience with Ruby and Ruby on Rails in production systems.
- Experience integrating LLMs into products (product integration, not ML model training).
- Experience building agentic systems: autonomous or semi-autonomous agents that take actions on a user's behalf.
- A track record of designing and shipping features independently in a collaborative team.
- Strong written communication and the ability to operate effectively in a distributed, async-first environment.
About the team
The DAP Repository Flows team is part of GitLab's broader Duo Agent Platform organization, within the AI/R&D group. The team is small and distributed, with plans to grow. We value autonomy, ownership, and high context sharing, and we work async-first through GitLab issues and Slack.
How GitLab Supports Full-Time Employees
- 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
Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.
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