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This role pays more than
64%
of similar roles. Most pay
$126,800–$221,200
— the blue band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$206k
versus about
$174k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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About GitLab
GitLab is an all-remote software company that develops an AI-powered DevSecOps platform combining source code management, CI/CD, security scanning, and project planning in a single application.
GitLab currently has
48 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$152,800–$238,000
across 43 roles with salary data.
As a Staff Backend Engineer on the Core DevOps team, you will provide technical leadership to modernize a large monolith into modular, reusable, and independent systems. You will lead large backend initiatives, define standards for APIs, schema evolution, and observability, and establish patterns for dependency management and eventing. Your daily work involves guiding the adoption of Go service patterns, Kubernetes operating practices, and Rust for systems and security needs. You will mentor engineers, manage technical debt, and lead the adoption of artificial intelligence-assisted workflows. The role focuses on core repository capabilities, including Git command-line operations and web-based code exploration. You will solve complex architectural problems by balancing customer outcomes with technical health, reliability, and long-term platform investment within an asynchronous, remote environment.
What does a Backend Engineer earn?
Median $218100 from 30 postings across 15 companies.