About the job
Location: Remote, Canada or US
About GitLab
GitLab supports organizations in improving developer productivity, streamlining operations, and reducing security and compliance risks. With more than 50 million registered users, including over half of the Fortune 100, GitLab offers a trusted platform for delivering secure software at speed.
The team applies the same principles found in the product: a focus on efficiency, creativity, and impact. Team members are encouraged to use AI tools in daily work. GitLab values a supportive culture where innovation flourishes and every voice matters. The company’s values and commitment to knowledge sharing help colleagues grow and solve complex challenges together. Learn more about working at GitLab.
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Role Overview
The Software Security Engineer will enhance security within the GitLab product and build tools to detect and prevent abuse on SaaS platforms. This role sits on the Trust and Safety team, which maintains core abuse prevention systems and delivers customer safety features, such as Compromised Password Detection for GitLab.com (read more).
What You Will Do
- Implement security improvements in the GitLab product
- Develop and maintain tools to identify and prevent abuse on SaaS platforms
- Analyze abuse patterns and trends, designing systems to prevent malicious user activity
- Support customer safety by building and maintaining prevention mechanisms
Who This Role Suits
This position is ideal for software engineers interested in moving toward security engineering. A background in working with large Ruby/Rails codebases is important. Prior formal security engineering experience is not required.
Learn More
Find out more about the Trust and Safety team and the responsibilities of this role in the GitLab handbook and blog.

