Engineering Infrastructure Roles

Engineering Productivity

Specialty defined in the backend engineer role.

Delivery

Specialty defined in the backend engineer role.

Scalability

Specialty defined in the backend engineer role.

Database Reliability Engineers (DBRE) are responsible for keeping database systems that support all user-facing services (most notably GitLab.com) and many other GitLab production systems running smoothly 24/7/365. DBREs are a blend of database engineering and administration gearheads and software developers that apply sound engineering principles, operational discipline and mature software development and automation, specializing in databases (PostgreSQL in particular). In that capacity, DBREs are peers to SREs and bring database expertise to the SRE and SAE Infrastructure teams as well as our engineering teams.

Engineering Fellow, Infrastructure

See Engineering Felow.

Manager, Infrastructure

The Manager, Infrastructure has a primary focus on hiring and building a world-class team, and putting them in the optimal position to succeed. They need to be familiar with GitLab’s underlying technologies and processes to be able to support their teams growth, as well as be the final conclusive vote in cases where the team is blocked on a path forward. They must also efficiently coordinate across departments to accomplish collaborative goals. More on Leadership at GitLab in our handbook.

Switchboard

The Frontend Engineer role in GitLab Dedicated Switchboard is fully aligned with the frontend engineer role in Development. Switchboard is based on the same software stack, and it follows the same product design guidelines to produce consistent customer experience.