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Role Overview
As a Staff Backend Engineer (AI) within the Verify stage at GitLab, you will be instrumental in shaping and scaling the foundational infrastructure for GitLab CI. You will play a vital role in the integration of AI into CI/CD workflows, impacting the performance, reliability, and usability for users managing millions of CI jobs, from small teams to large enterprises.
AI is a primary focus this year. In this position, you will not only utilize AI tools but also define how we design, develop, and iterate on AI-assisted and autonomous CI experiences. You will establish benchmarks for excellence across our AI agent portfolio, including success metrics, behavior instrumentation in production, and considerations for the limitations of large language models. Additionally, you will aid in the responsible integration of GitLab's Duo Agent Platform into CI workflows at scale, ensuring a foundation that is fast, reliable, secure, and observable.
We have ambitious objectives for Agentic CI in FY27. As a Staff Engineer, you will: