Gitlab Senior Backend Engineer, Fulfillment (Ruby and Compliance)
Remote
In our mission to enable everyone to contribute to and co-create the software that powers our world, we need a talented Senior Backend Engineer on our Fulfillment Platform team.
About this Role
The Fulfillment Platform team maintains critical systems that enable GitLab's quote-to-cash processes. Our team owns the CustomersDot application, which integrates with Zuora, Salesforce, and marketplace partners to manage billing accounts, subscriptions, add-ons, and licenses.
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will focus on SOX compliance initiatives, building automated tools and processes that demonstrate adherence to regulatory requirements. You will help develop solutions for monitoring, analyzing, and reporting on compliance-related activities, particularly around merge requests and code changes.
Responsibilities
* Maintain and enhance our SOX compliance reporting tools
* Lead the development of automated tools that track and document changes between GitLab releases
* Implement statistical analysis of code changes between versions
* Create parsers for multiple dependency formats and convert them to unified formats
* Develop Git analytics engines to track repository changes and analyze commit patterns
* Build systems to infer merge requests from commits and analyze their metadata
* Collaborate with auditors to ensure compliance requirements are met
* Review and offer feedback on merge requests from other Fulfillment Platform developers
Requirements
* Professional experience working in Ruby on Rails
* Strong backend development skills with experience building reporting and monitoring tools
* Understanding of financial compliance requirements (SOX experience is a plus)
* Experience working with data integrity and governance concepts
* A strong curiosity to understand how systems work holistically and how they impact compliance requirements
* Proficiency in the English language, both written and verbal, sufficient for success in a remote and largely asynchronous work environment
* Experience owning a project from concept to production, including proposal, discussion, and execution
* Demonstrated capacity to clearly and concisely communicate about complex technical, architectural, and/or organizational problems and propose thorough iterative solutions
About the Team
The Fulfillment Platform team brings together talented engineers from all around the world to build and maintain the critical infrastructure that enables GitLab's business operations. The team focuses on three key categories:
* Fulfillment Infrastructure: Building reliable, scalable systems with 99.95% target availability
* CustomersDot Application: Managing the central application for billing accounts, subscriptions, and licenses
* Fulfillment Admin Tooling: Creating tools for internal teams to efficiently serve customers
This role specifically supports our compliance initiatives, ensuring our systems meet regulatory requirements while maintaining the robustness and reliability our customers expect.
About GitLab
We welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.
Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being. All remote, asynchronous work environment. Flexible Paid Time Off. Team Member Resource Groups. Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Growth and development budget. Parental leave. Home office support.