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As a Staff Backend Engineer on the GitLab CD team, you'll be a foundational technical leader on a high-visibility greenfield initiative at the intersection of GitLab's core platform and its AI strategy. This is a greenfield initiative within GitLab's Deploy stage, building systems that bring true reconciliation, live state awareness, durable orchestration, and AI-native governance to GitLab's platform.
You'll be the technical leader who bridges architecture and execution — deeply engaging with complex system design, breaking it down into work the team can deliver, and solving the hard engineering problems that emerge along the way. You'll bring strong architectural instincts that influence how the system evolves, while keeping the team moving with clarity and momentum.