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Intermediate Software Engineer
from GitLab · read the original and apply on their site
Bangalore, India
Our take: The real work here is shipping well-scoped backend features into the PostgreSQL data layer behind GitLab's security tooling, while growing into deeper database and domain expertise.
If you love making a database do exactly what a hard problem needs, this is a place to go deep on PostgreSQL beside senior and staff engineers who will hand you real context and then real space. You will ship well-scoped features into the data layer behind security tooling, learn a specialized domain, and grow toward owning bigger, murkier pieces over time. It suits someone who asks good questions early, writes clearly, and enjoys the craft of scalable backend work.
Needs
- backend feature work
- postgresql data modelling
- scalable systems design
- third-party integrations
- query performance tuning
Rewards
- clear goals
- real autonomy
- learning fund
- expert peers
Demands
- ship monthly releases
- async across time zones
- clear written updates
- security mindset
- use ai tools
Grows
- deep postgresql skill
- security domain depth
- working across languages
- owning ambiguity
Values
- clear goals
- autonomy
- building trust
- learning culture
- rigour
Drains
- code reviews
- time zone gaps
- scoped feature work
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