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Staff Backend Engineer, Europe, the Middle East and Africa

GitLab

Technology & EngineeringRemoteFull timeQualification-specificRemote, PolandPoland6d ago

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What you should know

We checked this opportunity from GitLab. It is listed as Poland.

The work location is Remote, Poland. Employer-stated compensation: Salary not included in the job posting.

Job description

About this role

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.

Responsibilities

  • - Lead Cross-Cutting Initiatives: Lead the technical design and delivery of large backend initiatives that span teams, and remove systemic bottlenecks.
  • - Own Architecture Strategy: Drive modular backend, service, data, and platform architecture. Lead modernization of the monolith toward modular services.
  • - Set the Standards: Define and improve standards for APIs, contracts, compatibility, schema evolution, testing, security, performance and observability.

Qualifications and requirements

  • - Modularization in Production: Experience modernizing a monolith or legacy backend architecture in production, and with modular architecture such as bounded contexts.
  • - Influence Without Authority: A strong ability to create alignment through clear written proposals and decision records.
  • - Product Judgment: The ability to balance customer outcomes, delivery speed, technical health, reliability, and long-term platform investment.
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GitLab
Source checked
September 7, 2026
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Work setup and location
Remote · Remote, Poland
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Poland · Confirmed by source
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Not stated by employer
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