Senior Software Engineer

GitLab is hiring a Senior Software Engineer in Bangalore.

GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster. The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, in

Responsibilities

• Own significant components of larger deliverables, from technical design through delivery, and deliver iteratively within GitLab's monthly release cycle by showing progress and raising constraints early.

• Design and develop backend systems for vulnerability and dependency management, including security report ingestion, storage, indexing, querying, and integrations with key third-party systems.

• Build and improve systems using Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL, and contribute to newer services using technologies such as Go or Rust where appropriate.

• Develop deep PostgreSQL expertise by improving queries and schemas as the data behind vulnerability management continues to grow.

• Collaborate directly with product, design, frontend, and engineering partners on decisions within your scope.

• Contribute to technical plans and design discussions, and support other engineers through reviews, pairing, and clear documentation.

• Apply a security mindset when designing systems, including how GitLab identifies and handles malicious or vulnerable software packages.

• Contribute to GitLab's move toward modular services as the team establishes these patterns for GitLab Security.

What you’ll bring

• Professional backend engineering experience delivering production features and components at scale, with clear ownership of outcomes rather than tasks.

• Hands-on PostgreSQL experience, including query profiling and optimization, indexing, and schema design decisions, with an interest in growing into a domain expert.

• You have professional experience with Ruby on Rails, Go, or Python; are comfortable working in Ruby on Rails day to day; and are interested in working across languages and services.

• Evidence of guiding peers through complex work or independently carrying out a delivery plan.

• The ability to collaborate with a range of partners and explain technical tradeoffs clearly.

• A self-directed approach with proactive communication about decisions, progress, and blockers.

• Experience using security tooling for vulnerability triage and remediation, or building vulnerability management, dependency management, or related security products.

About GitLab

The Vulnerability Management team owns the data layer behind GitLab's vulnerability and dependency management capabilities, including security report ingestion, storage, indexing, and querying. We also contribute to GitLab's move toward modular services and will help other Security teams adopt these patterns over time. We include two Staff Software Engineers, two Senior Software Engineers, and one Intermediate Software Engineer across the United Kingdom, Poland, the Netherlands, and India. We wo