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# Senior Software Engineer (Ruby), Security Platform: Authorization at GitLab

Department: Sec Engineering

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Compensation

$139,200 – $235,200/yr

**Setup**
: Remote - Canada

**Location**
: Plano, Texas

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: senior

**Posted**
: Sep 2, 2026

## Description

GitLab is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for its Authorization team to own and extend the permission model that controls access for users, tokens, and automated agents across GitLab.com, Self-Managed, and Dedicated environments. The role focuses on fine-grained token permissions, custom roles, GraphQL and REST authorization, and refactoring long-lived Ruby on Rails policy code to support a new Rust authorization engine. Responsibilities include end-to-end feature ownership, dual-run verification, performance and security improvements, and technical decision-making in writing. The position is remote for United States residents and offers a base salary of $139,200 to $235,200 USD.

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