Back End Developer

# Intermediate Backend Engineer – Database Excellence## About the RoleGitLab is seeking an **Intermediate Backend Engineer** to join the **Database Excellence** group. This is a fully remote, all-remote position focused on developing and enhancing frameworks and tooling that keep application datastores **scalable, healthy, and secure** across GitLab.com and self-managed GitLab instances.You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, develop your understanding of data architecture practices, and contribute to improving database and application performance in a distributed environment.## Key Responsibilities* Develop and enhance frameworks and tooling for application datastores.* Help maintain scalable, healthy, and secure datastores across GitLab.com and self-managed instances.* Collaborate with cross-functional engineering and technical teams.* Apply and develop data architecture practices.* Contribute to application and datastore performance improvements.* Work effectively in a distributed, fully remote engineering environment.## Required Qualifications* Backend software engineering experience appropriate for an **Intermediate Backend Engineer** role.* Experience working with application datastores.* Ability to contribute to scalable and reliable software systems.* Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.* Ability to work effectively in a distributed environment.## Preferred QualificationsThe original job description does not specify additional preferred qualifications.## Skills & Competencies* Backend engineering* Application datastore development and maintenance* Scalability and performance* Database health and reliability* Data architecture* Framework and tooling development* Distributed systems and environments* Cross-functional collaboration* Technical problem solving## Education & Experience**Education:**Not specified in the original job description.**Experience:**The position is identified as an **Intermediate Backend Engineer** role. Specific years of experience or detailed experience requirements are not specified in the provided job description.## Work Arrangement & Schedule* **Work Arrangement:** Fully remote / all-remote* **Location:** Remote; no specific geographic location is provided in the supplied description.* **Employment Type:** Not specified in the original job description.* **Posted:** September 19, 2026## Compensation & BenefitsCompensation and benefits are not specified in the provided job description.## Company & TeamGitLab's **Database Excellence** group focuses on the frameworks, tooling, and practices needed to support scalable, healthy, and safe application datastores across GitLab.com and self-managed instances. The role provides an opportunity to collaborate across teams and contribute to database performance and data architecture in a distributed environment.