Backend Engineer, Core Platform: Geo | GitLab | Remote (Worldwide)

<p><strong>An overview of this role</strong></p>

<p>As a Backend Engineer on our<a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" href="https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/development/enablement/systems/geo/#the-geo-team"> Geo team</a> within the<a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" href="https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/infrastructure/core-platform/"> Core Platform subdepartment</a>,&nbsp; you will work developing scalable and performant product features for three distinct product categories; Gitlab<a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" href="https://about.gitlab.com/direction/geo/geo_replication/"> &nbsp;Replication</a>,<a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" href="https://about.gitlab.com/direction/geo/disaster_recovery"> Disaster Recovery</a>, and<a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" href="https://about.gitlab.com/direction/geo/backup_restore/"> Backup &amp; Restore</a>. Furthermore, you will actively learn from the customer experience and support them with issues that they bring to our attention. These could take the form of bug reports or feature requests. Geo users are often Gitlab’s largest customers and many rely on Geo as a critical part of their workflow.</p>

<p>Some examples of our projects: </p>

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<li><a href="https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/geo/proxying.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">Geo Proxy</a></li>

<li><a href="https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/geo/framework.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">Geo Self-Service Framework</a></li>

<li><a href="https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/9779" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">Geo-based Runner Acceleration</a></li>
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<p><strong>What you’ll do</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<li>Develop features and improvements to the GitLab Geo product in a secure, well-tested, and performant way</li>

<li>Work with the Product Manager to carefully assess the technical feasibility of feature requests</li>

<li>Deliver proof-of-concept proposals to help guide technical discussions</li>

<li>Identify ways to deliver complex technical projects in an iterative fashion</li>

<li>Take ownership of feature implementation</li>

<li>Provide technical advice to the Customer Support team to resolve requests from customers</li>
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<p><strong>What you’ll bring&nbsp;</strong></p>

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<li>Significant professional experience with Ruby on Rails and Git</li>

<li>Experience designing and building fault-tolerant, distributed systems</li>

<li>Experience building and scaling highly-available systems</li>

<li>Experience with queueing and messaging systems</li>

<li>Experience with provisioning tools</li>

<li>Considered a plus is to have experience working with tools for backup and restore of: databases, app configuration, and infrastructure as code for large distributed applications.</li>
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<p><strong>About the team</strong></p>

<p><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" href="https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/geo/">GitLab Geo</a> is an enterprise product feature, built to distribute GitLab self-hosted deployments to different geographic locations. This is achieved by replicating the entire GitLab dataset to new locations in a coordinated, consistent, and scalable manner. Data can be accessed from any of the locations whilst intelligent proxying techniques guarantee users have access to the most recent data.</p>

<p>Geo’s <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" href="https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/administration/geo/#architecture">architecture</a> addresses a number of customer problems that includes acceleration of proximity based data access and disaster recovery.</p>

<p><strong>How GitLab will support you</strong></p>

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<li><a href="https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/total-rewards/benefits/general-and-entity-benefits/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being</a></li>

<li><a href="https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/guide/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">All remote</a>, <a href="https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/asynchronous/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">asynchronous</a> work environment</li>

<li><a href="https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/paid-time-off/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">Flexible Paid Time Off</a></li>

<li><a href="https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/inclusion/erg-guide/#:~:text=Definition%20of%20the%20TMRG%20%2D%20Team%20Member%20Resource%20Groups,-TMRGs%20are%20voluntary&amp;text=The%20purpose%20for%20this%20type,developing%20the%20sense%20of%20belonging." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">Team Member Resource Groups</a></li>

<li><a href="https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/stock-options/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">Equity Compensation &amp; Employee Stock Purchase Plan</a></li>

<li><a href="https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/total-rewards/benefits/general-and-entity-benefits/#growth-and-development-benefit" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">Growth and development budget&nbsp;</a></li>

<li><a href="https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/total-rewards/benefits/general-and-entity-benefits/#parental-leave" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">Parental leave</a>&nbsp;</li>

<li><a href="https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/finance/procurement/office-equipment-supplies/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">Home office</a> support</li>
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<p>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 <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" href="https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/inclusion/#examples-of-select-underrepresented-groups">underrepresented groups</a> are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you&#8217;re excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.</p>

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