Senior Backend Engineer, Gitlab Delivery: Runway (Platform Engineering)

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Job Type: Full-time
Location: , , united kingdom, , , united kingdom
Posted: May 24, 2026
Category: IT & Technology
Application Deadline: July 03, 2026

Role Description

Overview of this role

As a Senior Engineer on the Runway team, you'll lead the design, evolution, and operation of the Kubernetes-based platform and developer tooling that powers GitLab's engineering organization. You'll drive strategic infrastructure initiatives across platform architecture, automation, and developer experience. That includes operating production Kubernetes clusters across cloud environments, scaling our ArgoCD-based GitOps workflows, and setting infrastructure-as-code practices and standards across teams. You'll mentor engineers, influence architectural decisions, and drive platform improvements that enhance reliability, observability, and security controls like RBAC and secrets management. Your work will establish clear patterns that make it easier for application teams to adopt modern practices and ship with confidence.

Some Examples Of Our Projects

  • Evolve ArgoCD GitOps standards across environments (Application Sets, sync po...

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