Senior Site Reliability Engineer, GitLab

Database Operations:Clickhouse

$117.6-252k

Salary is applicable to candidates based in California, Colorado, Hawaii, New Jersey, New York, Washington, DC, Illinois and Minnesota only and may vary by other locations. + Equity Compensation + Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Kubernetes

GCP

Python

Linux

Postgres

Ruby

Terraform

Ansible

Chef

Prometheus

Grafana

Senior and Expert level

Remote in US

One DevOps platform

Open for applications

One DevOps platform

1001+ employees

B2BSaaSDevOps

Open for applications

$117.6-252k

Kubernetes

GCP

Python

Linux

Postgres

Ruby

Terraform

Ansible

Chef

Prometheus

Grafana

Senior and Expert level

Remote in US

1001+ employees

B2BSaaSDevOps

Company mission

To make it so that everyone can contribute. When everyone can contribute, users become contributors and we greatly increase the rate of innovation.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Advanced database platform management experience, preferably using Postgres and Clickhouse at scale
Advanced Cloud Infrastructure automation and management, preferably using Ansible, Chef, Terraform, Helm charts, Operators and Kubernetes
Solid experience with at least one programming language: Go, Ruby or Python
Advanced experience with Linux
Extensive on-call experience as an SRE supporting mission critical systems
Solid incident management experience, across all phases: Analysis, Remediation, RCA and Corrective Actions
Solid experience implementing monitoring at scale (preferably Prometheus and Grafana)
Willingness and ability to live and promote Gitlab's unique CREDIT Values in one's day to day work and interactions with teammates
Superior verbal and written communication skills
Cool, collected and composed under pressure
Comfortable and productive working asynchronously across timezones and cultures, at the speed and scale of business
Enable others to excel
Be a Leader of One
Act Like an Owner with Gitlab's resources

What the job involves

Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) are responsible for keeping all user-facing services and other GitLab production systems running smoothly 24x7x365
SREs are a blend of pragmatic operators and software craftspeople that apply sound engineering principles, operational discipline, and mature automation to our environments and the GitLab codebase
We specialize in systems, whether it be networking, the Linux kernel, or some more specific interest in scaling, algorithms, or distributed systems, along these functions:
Design, build, and maintain ClickHouse and PostgreSQL clusters to support high-demand, enterprise-scale workloads
Provision and Orchestrate cloud infrastructure using configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef), IaC (Terraform) and the Kubernetes ecosystem (Helm charts, Operators) and distributed consensus (etcd) in GCP
Design and implement enterprise-grade, high-availability ClickHouse solutions with ClickHouse Keeper, sharding, and replication, optimized for large-scale and dynamic datasets
Optimize and scale high-transaction PostgreSQL clusters with Patroni and streaming replication for GitLab’s core applications on GCP
Build and maintain early warning systems, monitoring, and alerting tools (e.g., Prometheus/Grafana) to predict capacity needs, monitor query latency and replication lag, and ensure resource optimization across platforms
Enable cross-database integrations and workflows, such as ClickHouse-to-PostgreSQL data federation, CDC, and logical replication, to support hybrid analytics
Respond to platform alerts, user emergencies, and support requests while ensuring strict adherence to SLOs, including during SRE on-call rotations
Enhance infrastructure security by implementing and updating measures that protect GitLab’s systems and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, FedRAMP, SOC2, ISO)
Partner with internal and external compliance assessors as Subject Matter Experts during certifications and recertifications
Collaborate with engineering teams to address architectural bottlenecks, plan service rollouts and migrations, and shape the future roadmap while maintaining strong operational readiness
The Database Operations Engineer at GitLab is responsible for the Building, Running and Owning and Evolving of the entire lifecycle of database engines for GitLab.com
We are a globally distributed team of five, spanning EMEA, APAC, and the Americas, with plans to grow further
Our mission is to ensure the reliability and continuous evolution of the database infrastructure behind GitLab
Com and beyond
GitLab’s CREDIT values guide our behavior and are deeply woven into the fabric of our daily work

Our take

GitLab is an open-source collaboration platform for developers. It enables teams to build code quickly from anywhere without compromising on security or quality. GitLab already has an estimated 30M+ users from all over the world.

According to a 2021 GitLab report, 60% of developers can release code 2x faster with DevOps platforms that bring teams together and accelerate processes. It stands out by catering to programmers of all experiences. Gitlab's version control system helps streamline the process of creating, maintaining, and deploying code, whoever you are.

GitLab was in the right place to capitalize on the recent trend toward rapid digital transformation and remote working. This trend is expected to continue to grow, and with it, GitLab's popularity. With its successful 2021 IPO and the patronage of major brands such as Nasdaq and Jaguar Land Rover, GitLab is expected to solidify its position as the go-to platform for development teams.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

15% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4)

Trustpilot (1.9)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)

Sep 2019

$268m

SERIES E

Dec 2018

$20m

SERIES D

Total funding: $434.4m

Company benefits

We offer benefits to manage your health, wealth, and well-being regardless of location
Flexibility in schedule to be there for life’s important moments
Equity compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan offered
Generous Paid Time Off

Company HQ

Financial District, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Sid Sijbrandij

(CEO)

Studied Physics at the University of Twente. Interned at P&G and IBM. Was Lead Architect at the Netherlands' Ministry of Justice from 2009 to 2012. Founded app store Comcoaster in 2008, and then co-founded GitLab in 2012.

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