Back End Developer

# Intermediate Backend Engineer – Database Excellence ## About the Role GitLab is seeking an **Intermediate Backend Engineer** to join the **Database Excellence** group. This is a fully remote, all-remote position focused on developing and enhancing frameworks and tooling that keep application datastores **scalable, healthy, and secure** across GitLab.com and self-managed GitLab instances. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, develop your understanding of data architecture practices, and contribute to improving database and application performance in a distributed environment. ## Key Responsibilities * Develop and enhance frameworks and tooling for application datastores. * Help maintain scalable, healthy, and secure datastores across GitLab.com and self-managed instances. * Collaborate with cross-functional engineering and technical teams. * Apply and develop data architecture practices. * Contribute to application and datastore performance improvements. * Work effectively in a distributed, fully remote engineering environment. ## Required Qualifications * Backend software engineering experience appropriate for an **Intermediate Backend Engineer** role. * Experience working with application datastores. * Ability to contribute to scalable and reliable software systems. * Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams. * Ability to work effectively in a distributed environment. ## Preferred Qualifications The original job description does not specify additional preferred qualifications. ## Skills & Competencies * Backend engineering * Application datastore development and maintenance * Scalability and performance * Database health and reliability * Data architecture * Framework and tooling development * Distributed systems and environments * Cross-functional collaboration * Technical problem solving ## Education & Experience **Education:** Not specified in the original job description. **Experience:** The position is identified as an **Intermediate Backend Engineer** role. Specific years of experience or detailed experience requirements are not specified in the provided job description. ## Work Arrangement & Schedule * **Work Arrangement:** Fully remote / all-remote * **Location:** Remote; no specific geographic location is provided in the supplied description. * **Employment Type:** Not specified in the original job description. * **Posted:** September 19, 2026 ## Compensation & Benefits Compensation and benefits are not specified in the provided job description. ## Company & Team GitLab's **Database Excellence** group focuses on the frameworks, tooling, and practices needed to support scalable, healthy, and safe application datastores across GitLab.com and self-managed instances. The role provides an opportunity to collaborate across teams and contribute to database performance and data architecture in a distributed environment.