Principal Database Engineer, Data Engineering & Monetization
GitLab
Job Description
GitLab is an open-core software company that develops the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps Platform, used by more than 100,000 organizations. Our mission is to enable everyone to contribute to and co-create the software that powers our world. When everyone can contribute, consumers become contributors, significantly accelerating human progress. Our platform unites teams and organizations, breaking down barriers and redefining what's possible in software development. Thanks to products like Duo Enterprise and Duo Agent Platform, customers get AI benefits at every stage of the SDLC.
The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software.
An overview of this role
As a Principal Database Engineer, you’ll design and lead the evolution of the PostgreSQL backbone that powers GitLab.com and thousands of self-managed enterprise deployments. You’ll solve critical challenges around uncontrolled data growth, complex upgrades and migrations, and always-on reliability at global scale, creating the database patterns and platforms that keep GitLab fast, resilient, and cost efficient as usage grows. You’ll architect scalable, distributed database solutions, build proactive health and reliability frameworks, and drive adoption of modern database technologies and data stores that improve both product capabilities and production stability. Working hands-on in the codebase and partnering...
The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software.
An overview of this role
As a Principal Database Engineer, you’ll design and lead the evolution of the PostgreSQL backbone that powers GitLab.com and thousands of self-managed enterprise deployments. You’ll solve critical challenges around uncontrolled data growth, complex upgrades and migrations, and always-on reliability at global scale, creating the database patterns and platforms that keep GitLab fast, resilient, and cost efficient as usage grows. You’ll architect scalable, distributed database solutions, build proactive health and reliability frameworks, and drive adoption of modern database technologies and data stores that improve both product capabilities and production stability. Working hands-on in the codebase and partnering...
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