OverviewAs a Backend Engineer, your work within the GitLab Operate team will focus on delivering and supporting GitLab for self-managed customers. This role centers on the infrastructure, tooling, and automation that power GitLab deployments via Omnibus, GitLab Helm Charts, the GitLab Environment Toolkit (GET), and the GitLab Operator. The GitLab Operate team serves as a critical bridge between GitLab engineering and our self-managed customers, ensuring our products are easily deployable, secure, and scalable across a range of environments. You\'ll work on production-grade tooling and collaborate with engineering teams to ensure GitLab\'s features are consistently delivered and operable across supported platforms.The Operate team is part of GitLab Delivery and focuses on delivering GitLab to self-managed users through supported and validated tooling. We partner with SRE, Release, Security, and Development teams to ensure GitLab is easily deployable, supportable, and production-ready in diverse environments. Our work directly supports GitLab\'s commitment to reliability and flexibility for small business through enterprise scale, self-managed installations.What you\'ll doOmnibus GitLab: Maintain and evolve the GitLab Omnibus package to ensure it reliably integrates all GitLab components and can be deployed in self-managed environments.Kubernetes Charts: Contribute to the development and maintenance of GitLab Helm Charts, enabling scalable and production-ready GitLab deployments on Kubernetes.GitLab Environment Toolkit (GET): Enhance and support the toolkit used to deploy validated GitLab reference architectures for enterprise and internal use cases.GitLab Operator: Support the GitLab Operator project to enable Kubernetes-native lifecycle management for GitLab deployments.Installation and Upgrade Experience: Ensure a consistent and reliable experience for installing, upgrading, and operating GitLab across all supported platforms.Security Collaboration: Partner with Security to address vulnerabilities in the deployment stack and ensure secure defaults and configurations.Automation & CI / CD: Build and maintain automation pipelines for validating and testing deployment tools across Omnibus, Charts, GET, and the Operator.Cross-Team Integration: Work closely with Distribution Engineers, SREs, Release Managers, and Development teams to ensure smooth integration of new features into our deployment methods.Documentation & Enablement: Create and maintain user-focused documentation that enables self-managed customers to confidently deploy and operate GitLab.Reliability: Ensure all supported deployment methods are well-tested and meet GitLab\'s standards for quality, reliability, and performance.QualificationsProduction experience working with Kubernetes and HelmProfessional proficiency in Ruby, Go and strong Bash scripting skillsExperience with Terraform and infrastructure as code workflowsPractical experience working with databases, especially PostgreSQLUnderstanding of secure, scalable, and supportable deployment practicesExperience collaborating in large codebases and across distributed teamsAbility to write clear, user-facing documentation and implementation guidesExperience with major cloud providers (e.g., GCP, AWS, Azure)Knowledge of service scaling and rollout strategiesKnowledge of Observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, etc)BenefitsBenefits 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 supportEqual OpportunityGitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. GitLab will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any protected characteristic. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know during the recruiting process. #J-18808-Ljbffr