Fullstack Engineer, GitLab
Contributor Success, Strategy
One DevOps platform
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One DevOps platform
1001+ employees
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1001+ employees
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.
Role
Who you are
- Solid Full-Stack Experience (3-5 years):
- Proficiency in backend languages such as Python, Ruby (especially Rails), or Go. Python is key for tools like Aider and OpenHands
- Strong frontend skills, particularly with TypeScript/JavaScript and modern frameworks like Vue.js or React. TypeScript is crucial for VS Code extensions (like Continue.dev) and the frontend of tools like OpenHands
- Demonstrable experience building and consuming RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs, with a proven ability to create robust and scalable integrations between disparate systems
- Deep understanding of Git and modern version control workflows, essential for both internal development and effective open-source contributions
- Familiarity with OAuth 2.0 and other authentication/authorization mechanisms for secure inter-system communication
- AI Tooling & Integration Acumen:
- A keen interest and ideally direct experience in the AI-assisted software development space, including familiarity with how AI coding assistants (like Continue.dev, Aider) operate and integrate with LLMs
- Experience integrating with third-party APIs, particularly those related to LLMs (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama) or developer productivity tools. This includes understanding context management for LLMs
- Basic understanding of prompt engineering principles and the ability to iterate on prompts to achieve desired AI outputs for integration purposes
- IDE Extension & Open Source Affinity:
- Experience or a strong, demonstrable interest in developing extensions for IDEs like VS Code (using TypeScript) or JetBrains IDEs (using Kotlin/Java) is highly desirable, directly relevant for tools like Continue.dev
- Experience contributing to or actively working with open-source projects (like those mentioned), understanding community dynamics, collaborative development practices (PRs, issues, discussions), and licensing (e.g., Apache 2.0, MIT)
- Contributor Success Mindset & Skills:
- A problem-solving mindset, especially when tackling the unique challenges of integrating AI into complex systems and debugging AI-generated or AI-influenced code to improve the developer/contributor experience
- Proven adaptability and a passion for continuous learning, essential for staying current in the rapidly evolving AI and developer tool landscape
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with internal teams, external partners, and diverse open-source communities to guide and support their contributions
- Ability to understand and explain why a solution works, not just how, and a commitment to writing robust, reusable, and maintainable code that benefits the broader community
What the job involves
- The way software is built has fundamentally changed. A new generation of developers builds with and alongside AI, and GitLab has a strategic imperative to win this market. This is a pivotal moment to secure our position as the leading DevSecOps platform for the next decade
- As a Full-Stack Engineer within the Contributor Success team, your mission is to build the bridges that connect the vibrant ecosystem of AI coding tools directly to GitLab
- You will meet the next wave of developers where they are—in tools like Replit, Continue.dev, Aider and many more! You will create the unavoidable on-ramp that graduates them to the full power of GitLab's single platform.
- You will be on the front lines, solving the critical challenge of abstracting GitLab's broad capabilities to make its power accessible to millions of new users
- Develop and maintain robust integrations between GitLab and leading open-source AI coding tools (e.g., Continue.dev, Aider, OpenHands) and strategic partner platforms, making it easier for developers using these tools to contribute to GitLab-hosted projects
- Design, build, and iterate on a reusable connector framework using modern best practices, focusing on standards like OAuth 2.0 and efficient API client design for GitLab's APIs
- Contribute directly to the codebase of target open-source AI tools (primarily in Python and TypeScript), enhancing their capabilities and ensuring seamless, high-quality integration with GitLab
- Provide expert technical guidance and support to our partners and the broader open-source community, fostering a collaborative environment and improving the contributor experience for those integrating with GitLab
- Collaborate closely with a cross-functional team, including Business Development, Product Management, and the GitLab for Education program to scope technical requirements and build effective "graduation paths" for new developers
- Implement contributor efficiency tooling improvements by making GitLab the seamless backend for AI-assisted development workflows, thus simplifying how users of AI tools interact with and contribute to GitLab projects
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code for both backend services (primarily Python or Go for specific integration components) and frontend components (primarily Vue.js, or TypeScript for IDE extensions) with the goal to also learn Ruby on Rails and contribute to GitLab
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.
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Insights
15% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Sep 2019
$268m
SERIES E
Dec 2018
$20m
SERIES D
Total funding: $434.8m
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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