Forward Deployed Engineer - EMEA at GitLab

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GitLab is hiring a Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Agentic SDLC to work remotely and globally on strategic customer outcomes involving complex GitLab product issues, AI adoption, and agentic software development lifecycle patterns. The role combines production-quality product engineering with technical stewardship, cross-functional coordination, customer-facing problem resolution, AI governance, and thought leadership. Candidates need Staff-level experience with complex production software, Ruby on Rails or Go, AI-assisted development, DevSecOps, and experience working with strategic customers or senior technical stakeholders.

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Ruby on Rails
Go
AI-assisted development
AI governance
Git internals
CI/CD
Kubernetes
Terraform
Observability

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Required Previous Experiences: Staff-level experience building, operating, or improving complex production software systems
Experience contributing to large, mature product codebases with high standards for testing, maintainability, performance, and security
Strong Ruby on Rails or Go experience contributing directly to GitLab’s product and adjacent systems
Experience with AI-assisted software development, agentic workflows, AI governance, model evaluation, context management, prompt and workflow design, or AI adoption in enterprise environments
Experience diagnosing complex system behavior across application code, data stores, infrastructure, observability, networking, APIs, and customer usage patterns
Deep knowledge of modern DevSecOps workflows, including Git, merge requests, CI/CD, security controls, compliance needs, and enterprise software delivery
Experience working with strategic customers or senior technical stakeholders in ambiguous, high-impact situations
Ability to coordinate across product, engineering, field, and customer teams without formal authority
Preferred Qualifications: Direct experience with GitLab as a platform, including GitLab.com, GitLab Dedicated, or GitLab Self-Managed
Production experience with Ruby on Rails, Go, PostgreSQL, Redis, Sidekiq, Vue, TypeScript, Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, or observability tools
Deep familiarity with Git internals, repository performance, large-scale Git usage patterns, or GitLab Runner behavior
Experience creating technical thought-leadership materials, such as whitepapers, technical talks, architecture frameworks, requests for comments, public technical writing, or internal strategy documents
A background in performance engineering, site reliability engineering, platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, or distributed systems
Experience working in open source or highly asynchronous engineering environments
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