Intermediate Software Engineer, Security Factory: Vulnerability Management
Build and maintain Ruby on Rails backend systems for GitLab’s vulnerability management workflows, including security dashboards, reports, and ingestion pipelines. The role requires backend application experience, PostgreSQL knowledge, technical problem-solving, and effective collaboration in a distributed team.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain backend features for GitLab’s vulnerability management workflows.
- Ship features and improvements with minimal guidance; collaborate on larger projects.
- Improve the performance, reliability, and scalability of security data ingestion and reporting systems.
- Collaborate with frontend engineers and contribute across the stack when needed.
- Work with engineers across security teams as vulnerability data and workflows come together.
- Collaborate with Product Management and Product Design to maintain a high bar for quality.
- Write maintainable, standards-compliant code for a high-scale web environment.
- Conduct code reviews and respond to community contributions.
- Identify technical debt and implement efficiency improvements.
- Participate in on-call rotations to troubleshoot product, security, and urgent engineering issues.
Requirements
- Experience building and maintaining backend applications with Ruby on Rails.
- Experience delivering and maintaining software systems as part of a larger engineering team.
- Ability to investigate technical problems and work toward practical resolutions.
- Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL.
- Clear communication and collaboration skills in a distributed team.
- Interest in learning, sharing knowledge, and developing technical skills.
Nice to Have
- Frontend development experience with JavaScript or Vue.js.
- Experience with Elasticsearch, graph databases, vulnerability management, application security, or related skills.
Compensation and Benefits
- United States base salary range: $115,200–$172,800 USD.
- Flexible paid time off.
- Team member resource groups.
- Equity compensation and employee stock purchase plan.
- Growth and development fund.
- Parental leave.
Skills
Ruby on Rails, Ruby, Postgres, JavaScript, Vue, Elasticsearch, Graph Databases, Vulnerability Management, Application Security, Relational Databases
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