Base Career helps you apply smarter for this job.
Key skills for this role
As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll build and deliver autonomous, agentic software development lifecycle capabilities for GitLab's engineering teams. You'll lead technical execution, mentor other engineers, and work closely with Product Managers, engineers, and AI and machine learning partners. You'll turn complex requirements into robust, secure, and performant AI-driven solutions, with a focus on high-quality code, reliable systems, measurable performance, and safe use of AI across the software development lifecycle.
Build autonomous, agentic software development lifecycle features that support team goals and GitLab's product roadmap.
Develop and deploy AI agents that automate engineering tasks such as merge request authoring, test generation, and security remediation.
Collaborate with Product and AI and machine learning teams to break down complex requirements and deliver solutions iteratively.
Write clean, maintainable code and conduct thorough code reviews to support the quality and safety of agentic workflows.
Build and maintain orchestration patterns and safety guardrails for AI services.
Measure and improve the performance, latency, and correctness of AI-driven features using defined evaluation frameworks.
Participate in on-call rotations and debug complex issues involving AI services and autonomous agents.
Follow GitLab's security, compliance, and data governance standards while contributing to documentation, playbooks, reusable libraries, and the growth of other engineers.
Experience building and shipping production-grade software applications, including transferable experience from related engineering domains.
Skip the repetitive application forms
Install the Base Career Chrome Extension and autofill job applications across major job boards with your profile.
Trusted by over 500,000 job seekers on Base Career
More from this employer
, USA
Bengaluru, IND
, USA
, USA
, USA
, CAN
, IND
, USA
Experience with AI and machine learning application programming interfaces, large language models, or agentic frameworks in a web development context.
Proficiency in a modern programming language such as Ruby, Go, or Python, along with experience working with distributed systems.
Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, continuous integration and continuous delivery, and developer tools.
Experience with testing frameworks, observability tools, and performance monitoring.
Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and collaborate across functions.
Experience writing maintainable code, reviewing others' work, and supporting secure, reliable systems.
Ability to mentor junior and intermediate engineers and help them develop their technical skills and understanding of AI patterns.
We build agentic capabilities that improve how software is planned, developed, tested, secured, and maintained. We work with Product and AI and machine learning partners to deliver safe, reliable automation for our internal workflows and GitLab product features, while sharing reusable patterns and practical guidance across engineering.
Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
Flexible Paid Time Off
Team Member Resource Groups
Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Growth and Development Fund
Parental Leave
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.
Country Hiring Guidelines: GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruiting process.
Privacy Policy: Please review our Recruitment Privacy Policy. Your privacy is important to us.
GitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. GitLab’s policies and practices relating to recruitment, employment, career development and advancement, promotion, and retirement are based solely on merit, regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression), national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, mental or physical disability, genetic information (including family medical history), discharge status from the military, protected veteran status (which includes disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans, and Armed Forces service medal veterans), or any other basis protected by law. GitLab will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. See also GitLab’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know during the recruiting process.
Comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps platform that unifies source code management, CI/CD, and security scanning to accelerate software delivery and reduce compliance risk.
Visit company websiteJobs and hiring trendsSenior
Apply faster on company sites with our extension.