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An overview of this role

The Create:Code Creations team builds and maintains GitLab's AI-powered code suggestion tools that help developers create and maintain code more efficiently. Our team has successfully launched Code Suggestions, which provides AI-assisted code completions directly in multiple IDEs, and we're now expanding our capabilities to provide even more intelligent assistance through enhanced context awareness and integration across GitLab's product suite.

As a Senior Engineer, you'll work on sophisticated systems that analyze codebases to provide relevant context to large language models, allowing us to generate higher quality code suggestions. You'll help build and scale services that power features from inline code completions to code explanation and test generation, while ensuring our solutions maintain high performance for our global user base.

Some examples of our projects:

Expanding our context-aware AI systems to improve code suggestion quality
Building new services to analyze and index repository content for better AI understanding
Integrating our code creation capabilities with GitLab Duo Chat and other GitLab products
Developing enterprise-grade controls for AI-powered features

What You’ll Do

Design and implement systems that analyze codebases to provide relevant context to AI models
Build and maintain high-performance APIs that power IDE extensions and chat-based code assistance
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate code creation capabilities across GitLab products
Optimize system performance and response times for our global user base
Contribute to our context expansion initiatives, including work with imports and dependency files
Help define and implement enterprise controls for AI-powered features
Mentor team members and contribute to technical decision-making
Participate in code reviews and documentation efforts

What You’ll Bring

Strong experience with Ruby and Python development and AI-related technologies
Proven track record building and maintaining production REST APIs
Experience with distributed systems and performance optimization
Expertise with software testing and test automation
Strong background in version control (Git) and CI/CD practices
Experience working with databases and data storage systems
Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Strong written and verbal communication skills for remote collaboration

About the team

The Code Creation team is at the forefront of GitLab's AI initiatives, focusing on helping developers create and maintain code more efficiently. We've successfully launched our Code Suggestions feature and are now working on expanding its capabilities through better context awareness and integration across GitLab's product suite. Our team collaborates globally across multiple time zones, working with various groups from IDE Extension teams to AI Framework and ModelOps teams. We maintain a balance between shipping new features and ensuring high performance and reliability for our global user base. You can learn more about our team's direction and goals in our public handbook.

How GitLab will support you

Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
All remote, asynchronous work environment
Flexible Paid Time Off
Team Member Resource Groups
Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Growth and Development Fund
Parental leave
Home office support

Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.

The base salary range for this role’s listed level is currently for residents of listed locations only. Grade level and salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, and alignment with market data. See more information on our benefits and equity. Sales roles are also eligible for incentive pay targeted at up to 100% of the offered base salary.

California/Colorado/Hawaii/New Jersey/New York/Washington/DC/Illinois/Minnesota pay range

$117,600 - $252,000 USD

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