Intermediate Backend Engineer, Security Risk Management: Security Policies; Ruby

Intermediate Backend Engineer, Security

Risk Management:

Security Policies (Ruby)

Git Lab is an open core software company that develops the most comprehensive AI‑powered Dev Sec Ops  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 the rate of human progress. This mission is integral to our culture, influencing how we hire, build products, and lead our industry.

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Thanks to products like Duo Enterprise and Duo Workflow, customers get the benefit of AI 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. All team members are encouraged and expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact across our global organisation.

Join Git Lab's Security Policies team and architect the security infrastructure that protects millions of applications worldwide! As a Backend Engineer, you'll tackle one of the industry's most critical challenges: making security enforcement seamless without slowing down development. You'll lead a major technical transformation—migrating from YAML‑based policy storage to first‑class Git Lab entities—while becoming a cross‑platform integration expert connecting features across our entire platform.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to design solutions that efficiently enforce security policies across thousands of projects for the world's largest organizations. You’ll serve as a DRI for features from planning to release, working on cutting‑edge security automation that makes policies invisible to developers while providing unprecedented control to security teams. If you're passionate about solving complex security challenges at global scale and ready to make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you!

• Pipeline Execution Policies – Intelligent automation for security workflows
• Scan Execution Policies – Adaptive security scanning across diverse tech stacks
• Merge Request Approval Policies – Sophisticated approval workflows that scale with enterprise needs
• External Status Checks – Seamless third‑party security tool integration

• Lead the architectural transformation of policy storage from YAML files to first‑class Git Lab entities
• Design and implement security policy features that enforce behaviors across thousands of projects efficiently
• Serve as DRI for features, taking them from initial planning through successful release with post‑coverage
• Connect and integrate features across Git Lab's platform, working with teams from Verify to Code Review
• Champion comprehensive testing and code‑quality improvements to ensure reliability at scale
• Collaborate with Sec Section teams and cross‑functional partners to deliver seamless security automation
• Optimize performance and security in high‑scale distributed systems
• Provide technical leadership by independently solving complex requirements with minimal guidance
• Contribute to on‑call rotations, ensuring the stability and security of Git Lab operations

• Proven expertise in Ruby on Rails development (2‑4 years experience)
• Proficiency in SQL databases, particularly PostgreSQL
• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies and test‑driven development practices
• API development and integration experience with complex systems
• Ability to understand and work with large, interconnected codebases and abstract complex problems
• Experience taking projects from concept to production independently
• Effective communication skills and ability to collaborate across multiple teams and time zones
• Security domain knowledge (OWASP, CVE/CWE, vulnerability lifecycle) is highly valued
• Experience collaborating with AI tools is a plus
• Git Lab platform and CI/CD experience preferred
• Highly organized, self‑starter with strong…