Staff Engineer, GitLab Delivery - Operate

About the Role

We sit within GitLab Delivery and focus on delivering GitLab to self-managed users through supported, validated deployment tooling. We maintain and evolve the GitLab Omnibus package, Helm charts, GitLab Operator, and the GitLab Environment Toolkit (GET), and we partner closely with Site Reliability Engineering, Release, Security, and Development teams across regions in an all-remote, asynchronous way. As a group, we're building the capabilities needed to deliver GitLab’s expanding service architecture to self-managed customers. Our priorities include enabling zero-downtime upgrades, reducing operational complexity at scale, supporting a cloud-native transition while serving existing deployments, and improving upgrade velocity for customers running GitLab in diverse environments. For more on how we work, see our Team Handbook Page.How GitLab will support you

Requirements

Understanding of Linux systems and production operations, including package management, systemd, system-level debugging, observability practices, incident response, and on-call participation. Ability to provide technical leadership across teams, including writing clear technical proposals and documentation, mentoring engineers, and influencing without direct authority. Interest in or experience with open source infrastructure or deployment tooling, and the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, with openness to candidates who bring relevant, transferable skills from adjacent domains.

Benefits

Flexible Paid Time Off  Team Member Resource Groups Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan Growth and Development Fund Parental leave  Home office support

Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.

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