Senior Software Engineer
GitLab Inc. (company site, opens in a new tab)BengaluruRemoteDirect career pageEst. 30–55 LPA
Posted on 24 Aug
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About This Role
- Own and deliver backend systems for vulnerability and dependency management, including security report data ingestion, storage, indexing, querying, and third-party integrations.
- Lead significant components from design through delivery within GitLab's monthly release cycle, collaborating with cross-functional partners and contributing to modular service architecture.
- Develop deep expertise in PostgreSQL and improve its schemas and queries to support scalable security features across the GitLab platform.
Minimum Requirements
- Professional backend engineering experience delivering production features at scale with clear outcome ownership.
- Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL including query profiling, optimization, indexing, and schema design.
- Professional experience with Ruby on Rails and familiarity with Go or Python; comfortable working in a multi-language service environment.
- Experience using security tooling for vulnerability triage/remediation or building vulnerability/dependency management or related security products.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Engineer who operates autonomously with strong ownership across full delivery lifecycle and drives execution within aligned contexts.
- Experienced in backend engineering for scalable applications, especially focused on security data systems and database performance optimization.
- Comfortable collaborating closely with product, design, and engineering partners and contributing to architectural decisions in a modular services migration setting.