Intermediate Site Reliability Engineer, Foundations

Job Description

GitLab is seeking an Intermediate Site Reliability Engineer to join their Foundations team. This role is focused on maintaining the networking infrastructure for GitLab, a comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps platform used by numerous organizations. The engineer will be instrumental in ensuring the smooth operation of user-facing services and production systems.

Responsibilities:

• Designing and implementing scalable networking infrastructure.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams on various projects.
• Responding to incidents during on-call rotations.
• Leading initiatives through problem definition, scoping, design, and project management.
• Acting as a subject matter expert on networking and rate limiting services.
• Automating operational tasks.

Requirements:

• Google Cloud Platform expertise, especially in networking and GKE configuration.
• Experience with Terraform infrastructure as code.
• Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible and Chef.
• Experience with the Kubernetes ecosystem, including Helm.
• Programming skills in Ruby or Go.
• Understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, DNS).
• Familiarity with network observability tools and traffic analysis.
• Comfort with scripting languages (Ruby, Go, Bash) for automation.
• Experience with GitLab CI or equivalent.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

What GitLab Offers:

• The opportunity to work on a large-scale, single-tenancy open-source SaaS site.
• A focus on automation and enabling other teams.
• A transparent work environment.