GitLab - Principal Engineer, Infrastructure Platforms
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Requirements
• Proven experience designing and evolving large-scale platforms or distributed systems in cloud-native environments. • Strong proficiency in Golang and/or Ruby, with the ability to contribute to, review, and guide core architectural changes in production codebases. • Strong architectural judgment, including the ability to balance scalability, reliability, performance, security, and cost. • Experience owning platform-level technical decisions that impacted multiple teams or an entire engineering domain. • Solid understanding of Kubernetes-based environments as a production platform, including how they influence system design, deployment models, reliability, and operational complexity. • Experience being accountable for production systems, not just design recommendations. • Ability to author and drive long-term technical strategy and multi-month roadmaps. • Track record of leading through influence and shaping technical direction without direct authority. • Comfort making high-impact technical decisions, including build vs buy vs partner tradeoffs. • Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to engineers, leadership, and non-technical stakeholders. • The Principal Engineer role sits within GitLab’s Infrastructure Platforms organization, working across multiple teams to shape how our platform scales and operates. This group is responsible for some of GitLab’s most critical systems, including the multi-tenant SaaS platform, core delivery pipelines, and the underlying infrastructure that powers millions of users. As a Principal Engineer, you’ll define technical direction, guide architectural decisions, and ensure our platforms remain resilient, performant, and modern. The team operates fully remotely and collaborates asynchronously across time zones, grounded in GitLab’s values of transparency, autonomy, and open communication. You’ll help the organization tackle complex distributed systems challenges at scale while mentoring other engineers and building a culture focused on reliability, efficiency, and continuous improvement. • The base salary range for this role’s listed level is currently for residents of the United States only. This range is intended to reflect the role's base salary rate in locations throughout the US. Grade level and salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, alignment with market data, and geographic location. The base salary range does not include any bonuses, equity, or benefits. See more information on our benefits and equity. Sales roles are also eligible for incentive pay targeted at up to 100% of the offered base salary.
Responsibilities
• Own and drive the architectural direction for critical infrastructure platforms that support GitLab at global scale. • Lead the design and evolution of large platforms and distributed systems that are scalable, resilient, secure, and cost-efficient. • Serve as the technical authority on complex initiatives, guiding decisions that impact multiple teams and product areas. • Translate business and product strategy into long-term technical roadmaps and execution plans. • Drive alignment across engineering, product, and leadership by clearly communicating tradeoffs and recommendations. • Establish technical standards and architectural patterns that raise quality and consistency across the organization. • Be accountable for production outcomes, including reliability, performance, and operational excellence. • Mentor senior engineers and act as a force multiplier through influence rather than direct authority. • Operate effectively in ambiguous problem spaces where both the problem and the solution need to be defined.
Benefits
• $171,400 - $367,200 USD • How GitLab will support you • Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being • Flexible Paid Time Off • Team Member Resource Groups • Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan • Growth and Development Fund • 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. • Country Hiring Guidelines: GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruiting process. • Country Hiring Guidelines:
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