Senior Backend Engineer SRM: Security Platform Management

An overview of this role

We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our next-generation Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) team and help build enterprise security solutions from the ground up. You'll be architecting critical greenfield projects that close competitive gaps and establish GitLab as the single-stop-shop for enterprise security. Working with a collaborative team of 7 engineers, 1 PM, and 1 UX designer distributed across the US, Israel, and India, you'll have the opportunity to shape how thousands of organizations secure their applications at scale.

Our team is tackling high-profile initiatives including building a new Security Manager role system, creating assets inventory capabilities with security posture sharing, implementing logical asset gathering with statistics, and developing a unified configuration mechanism for all GitLab security tools. These are complex, impactful projects that will define the future of enterprise security posture management.

You can read all about our security solutions here - GitLab Security Solutions.

What You'll Do

• Design and develop next-generation ASPM capabilities
• Build scalable backend systems for enterprise-scale security data
• Create robust APIs that power GitLab's expanding security offering
• Collaborate with Infrastructure, Policies, and Security Insights teams on cross-functional initiatives
• Architect greenfield solutions for Security Manager role system and Assets inventory capabilities
• Implement unified configuration mechanisms for GitLab's comprehensive security tool suite
• Work in feature-specific squads to minimize context switching and maximize impact
• Contribute to technical decisions that shape GitLab's security platform architecture

What You'll Bring

• Strong experience with Ruby on Rails
• Expertise in PostgreSQL database design and optimization
• Proficiency in REST API and GraphQL development
• Experience with Git and GitLab CI/CD workflows
• Knowledge of Elasticsearch and NoSQL database technologies
• Track record of delivering high-quality software in collaborative environments
• Ability to work autonomously while contributing to team success
• Passion for building secure, scalable enterprise solutions

About the team

Our ASPM team is at the forefront of GitLab's security innovation, building entirely new capabilities that help enterprises better understand and manage their security posture. We're a growing team actively hiring for multiple positions, reflecting the strategic importance of our mission. The team operates with high autonomy while maintaining close collaboration with our PM and UX designer, organizing into feature-specific squads to deliver maximum impact. What makes us unique is our focus on greenfield development - you'll be creating new solutions rather than maintaining legacy systems, with the exciting challenge of defining how enterprise security posture management works at global scale.

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 Fund
• 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.