Remote Senior Backend Engineer, Analytics Instrumentation (Golang)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps, enabling organizations to increase developer productivity and improve operational efficiency. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will guide the design and development of a unified data infrastructure platform that consolidates analytics instrumentation across GitLab's engineering organization.ResponsibilitiesGuide the design, implementation, and evolution of a unified data collection platform using Golang, Kubernetes, ClickHouse, and NATS, with success measured by reliability, performance, and adoption across GitLab teamsImprove the emission, transit, and quality of instrumentation data across the system, with success measured by data quality, data integrity, and usage billing accuracyProvide technical guidance for usage billing and instrumentation systems during working hours, with success measured by timely incident handling, effective root cause analysis, and reliable service restorationWork across the organization with research and development teams and the enterprise data organization to deliver common solutions, with success measured by adoption across multiple stakeholdersMake technical choices that balance ease of use for product teams with reliability and correctness for data consumers, with success measured by platform usability and reliable downstream dataMentor other engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and clear technical documentation, with success measured by stronger code quality, faster technical alignment, and more maintainable systemsSkillsSignificant experience working with platform or infrastructure systems in production environmentsStrong proficiency in the Go programming language, with experience building and maintaining production servicesStrong backend development experience, with the ability to design and deliver scalable, reliable systems serving internal and external customersExperience guiding technical design and making tradeoffs across system reliability, performance at scale, data quality, and observabilityExperience working across team boundaries with product teams, data consumers, and other internal stakeholdersFamiliarity with cloud native technologies and open source development practicesA track record of mentoring other engineers and helping teams make clear, well-documented technical choicesBenefitsBenefits to support your health, finances, and well-beingFlexible Paid Time OffTeam Member Resource GroupsEquity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase PlanGrowth and Development FundParental LeaveCompany OverviewGitLab is a web-based Git repository manager that offers a variety of features for software development teams. It was founded in 2014, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://about.gitlab.com. Apply To this Job .