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Intermediate Backend Engineer, Govern: Threat Insights

GitLab, California, Missouri, United States, 65018


GitLab is an open core software company that develops the most comprehensive

DevSecOps Platform

used by more than 100,000 organizations. Our

mission

makes it clear that we believe in a world where everyone can contribute. We make that possible at GitLab by running

our operations

on our product and staying aligned with

our values . Learn more about

Life at GitLab .An overview of this role

As our next

Backend Engineer

in Threat Insights, you will be working on some

highly visible features

used daily by software engineers all the way up to CISOs. Our aim is to enable everyone to easily understand risk and mitigation. All sizes of customers use our product offering, so this means we need to build systems that scale effectively while enabling our customers to achieve their goals efficiently.You will work together with product managers, designers, and

frontend engineers

to solve problems across the Threat Insights domain. While your main focus will be advancing the Threat Insights performance and optimization offering, you will work collaboratively with peers focused on scalability and AI enhancements, ensuring our deliverables harmonize well.

What You’ll DoDevelop features and improvements to the GitLab product in a secure, well-tested, and performant wayCollaborate with Product Management and other stakeholders within Engineering to maintain a high bar for qualityAdvocate for improvements to product quality, security, and performanceCraft code that meets our

internal standards

for style, maintainability, and best practices for a high-scale web environmentConduct

Code Review

within our

Code Review Guidelines

and ensure community contributions receive a swift responseRecognize impediments to our efficiency as a team ("technical debt"), propose and implement solutionsConfidently ship features and improvements with minimal guidance and support from other team members; collaborate with the team on larger projects.Participate in

on-call rotations

to assist troubleshooting product operations, security operations, and urgent engineering issues.What You’ll BringSignificant

professional experience

with Ruby on RailsStrong experience with relational databases (postgres preferred).Demonstrated capacity to clearly and concisely communicate about complex technical, architectural, and/or organizational problems and propose thorough iterative solutionsExperience with performance and optimization problems and a demonstrated ability to both diagnose and prevent these problemsComfort working in a highly agile,

intensely iterative

software development processEffective communication skills:

Regularly achieve consensus with peers , provide clear and consistent status updates, with a positive and solution-oriented mindset.Experience owning a project from concept to production, including proposal, discussion, and executionSelf-motivated and self-managing , with strong organizational skillsAbout the teamThe

Threat Insights team

is part of the cross-functional Agile team responsible for the

Vulnerability Management

category. Vulnerability management is the process of identifying, prioritizing, and tracking vulnerabilities in assets and applications. At its very simplest, vulnerability management aims to help security professionals efficiently and effectively determine what weaknesses to address in what order.More information about our team:How we do planningYoutube playlistsFeatures & demosOffice hoursPriorities epicEngineering sub-department handbook pageHow GitLab will support you

Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-beingAll remote ,

asynchronous

work environmentFlexible Paid Time OffTeam Member Resource GroupsEquity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase PlanGrowth and development budgetParental leaveHome office

supportPlease 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.The base salary range for this role’s listed level is currently for residents of listed locations only. Grade level and salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, and alignment with market data. See more information on our

benefits

and

equity

. Sales roles are also eligible for incentive pay targeted at up to 100% of the offered base salary.California/Colorado/Hawaii/New Jersey/New York/Washington/DC pay range

$98,000



$210,000 USD

Country Hiring Guidelines:

GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruiting process.Privacy Policy:

Please review our

Recruitment Privacy Policy.

Your privacy is important to us.GitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. GitLab’s policies and practices relating to recruitment, employment, career development and advancement, promotion, and retirement are based solely on merit, regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression), national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, mental or physical disability, genetic information (including family medical history), discharge status from the military, protected veteran status (which includes disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans, and Armed Forces service medal veterans), or any other basis protected by law. GitLab will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. See also

GitLab’s EEO Policy

and

EEO is the Law . If you have a disability or special need that requires

accommodation , please let us know during the

recruiting process .

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