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Staff Backend Engineer, EMEA

GitLabUnited Kingdom
UK
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📋 Description

  • Lead cross-cutting initiatives: Lead the technical design and delivery of large backend initiatives
  • Own architecture strategy: Drive modular backend, service, data, and platform architecture. Lead
  • Set the standards: Define and improve standards for APIs, contracts, compatibility, schema
  • Establish shared patterns: Create the patterns for dependency management, data ownership, eventing
  • Own what you build in production: Take part in on-call and incident response for the systems your
  • Influence and partner: Shape technical direction across teams without formal authority, and partner

🎯 Requirements

  • Cross-team technical leadership: A sustained record of technical leadership across more than one
  • Deep architecture experience: Deep backend architecture and production experience in complex
  • Modularization in production: Experience modernizing a monolith or legacy backend architecture in
  • Influence without authority: A strong ability to create alignment through clear written proposals
  • Product judgment: The ability to balance customer outcomes, delivery speed, technical health
  • Mentorship: Experience mentoring engineers and shaping standards through code review

🎁 Benefits

  • Flexible Paid Time Off
  • Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Growth and Development Fund
  • Parental Leave
  • Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
  • Team Member Resource Groups

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Is the Staff Backend Engineer, EMEA position at GitLab remote?
Yes. This role was posted on Remote Frontend Jobs, a job board that lists exclusively fully remote positions.
When was this Staff Backend Engineer, EMEA job posted?
This listing was posted on September 2, 2026 and is still open for applications.
How do I apply for the Staff Backend Engineer, EMEA position at GitLab?
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