Senior Backend Engineer(Golang),Software Supply Chain Security: Auth Infrastructure

Remote, Americas; Remote, APAC; Remote, CanadaRemotePosted February 6, 2026

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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 Senior Backend Engineer on the Auth Infrastructure team at GitLab, you’ll build the critical infrastructure layer that powers authentication and authorization for millions of users across GitLab.com, self-managed, Dedicated, and air-gapped environments. You’ll focus on secure, performant, and reliable identity services while helping GitLab move toward a zero-trust architecture and microservices-based future. You’ll work closely with Authentication, Authorization, Platform, and Infrastructure teams to design and implement components like Envoy proxy configuration, token services, bi-directional gRPC tunnels, mTLS, and service mesh architecture, and to add robust observability and debugging for distributed auth systems.

This role gives you the opportunity to solve authentication infrastructure challenges at global scale and directly influence the roadmap for GitLab’s secure and scalable authentication solution. Your work will empower GitLab system administrators to balance security and accessibility, shaping the first impression customers have when they log in, onboard users, and manage core security rules for their instances.

What you’ll do

Design and implement core components of GitLab's authentication infrastructure layer, including Envoy proxy configuration, token services, and policy decision systems.
Develop solutions for critical infrastructure challenges such as bi-directional gRPC tunnels, mutual Transport Layer Security (mTLS), and service mesh architecture.
Build and maintain authentication infrastructure that supports GitLab.com, self-managed, Dedicated, and air-gapped deployment models.
Optimize the performance and reliability of authentication and authorization decisions at scale across distributed systems.
Implement and refine monitoring, observability, and debugging capabilities for authentication services to ensure secure and stable operation.
Collaborate with Authentication, Authorization, Platform, and Infrastructure teams to align infrastructure capabilities with product and architectural requirements.
Contribute to the team’s technical direction and roadmap for secure, scalable authentication, including standards for style, maintainability, and best practices.
Represent GitLab and its values through participation in public communication, broader initiatives, and contributions to relevant open source projects.