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Staff Backend Engineer, Database Automation (Go) at GitLab

Department: Data Engineering

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Compensation

$152,800 – $259,200/yr

Setup
Remote - Canada
Location
Oregon
Type
Full-time
Level
senior
Posted

Description

GitLab is hiring a Senior or Staff Backend Engineer for its Database Excellence group to build and operate Go-based automation for PostgreSQL as a service. The role covers provisioning, configuration, upgrades, failover, scaling, decommissioning, infrastructure-as-code integration, cloud data services, production operations, performance and data-health improvements, and cross-team collaboration. Candidates need production PostgreSQL experience, Go proficiency, database-operator or comparable automation experience, and strong asynchronous communication skills; Ruby familiarity is a plus. The role is fully remote and offers a United States base salary range of $152,800 to $259,200 USD.

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