Intermediate Backend Engineer (Ruby on Rails), Plan: Project Management

An overview of this role

On the Project Management team at GitLab, we empower millions of users–engineers, PMs, designers, and more–to track work, collaborate effectively, and deliver results. We’re a product development team with real business impact, building and rapidly iterating on a brand new Work Items platform.  Our mission: make GitLab the best place to manage software projects from idea to production.

Discover more about the exciting features we work on here!

What You’ll Do  

• Develop and Improve: Contribute to our project management tools using Ruby on Rails, working on issues that directly help users plan and track their work.

• Streamline Workflows: Help automate repetitive tasks and optimize existing workflows to make planning in GitLab faster and easier to use.

• Collaborate with a Global Team: Work closely with backend, frontend, product, and UX teammates across time zones in an async-first environment.

• Write Maintainable Code: Ship clean, well-tested code and participate in code reviews that help you and your team grow.

• Improve Reliability: Help maintain and improve the security and stability of our systems by contributing to bug fixes, test coverage, and platform health.

• Participate in Support Rotation: Join the team’s on-call rotation during weekday (during your working hours), and occasionally during nights and weekends, to help triage and resolve production issues–supporting customers and learning along the way.

What You’ll Bring 

• Solid Ruby on Rails Experience (2+ years of professional experience): Have built and maintained production Rails apps and are comfortable working across models, controllers, and background jobs in a mature codebase.

• Collaborative Problem Solving: Ability to work through ambiguity with cross-functional partners and turn requirements into pragmatic solutions.

• Security and Reliability Minded: Have an understanding of performance, edge cases, and common security considerations in software development.

• Strong SQL Skills: Are able to write efficient queries, understand database performance basics, and have experience with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases.

• Agile Practices Knowledge: Experienced working in iterative cycles, comfortable with changing priorities, and familiarity with tools that support Agile practices.

• API Development Experience: Have designed or extended REST and/or GraphQL APIs and understand how to maintain backward compatibility.

• Ownership Mentality: Take responsibility for your work and follow through–whether that’s shipping a feature, fixing a bug, or improving a test.

• Remote-First Communication: Are proactive, clear in writing, and comfortable working asynchronously with a distributed team.

Why Join Us

You will join a balanced team of 6 backend engineers and 5 frontend engineers located around the world, working on one of the most impactful products at GitLab. We operate asynchronously, with a strong environment of support, ownership, and collective success. You'll gain deep expertise in Rails and the GitLab platform while contributing to a core area of the product that directly supports millions of users.

As part of our team, you’ll:

• Work on a widely-used open core product with passionate contributors and users

• Grow in a high-trust environment that values transparency and iteration

• Collaborate closely with Product and UX partners while following GitLab’s Product Development Flow

• Have access to a defined career development framework and opportunities for mentorship and growth

How GitLab will support you

• Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being

• All remote, asynchronous work environment

• Flexible Paid Time Off

• Team Member Resource Groups

• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Growth and development budget 

• Parental leave 

• Home office support

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.