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AN OVERVIEW OF THIS ROLE

You’ll be joining the Create:Remote Development team at GitLab, a group on a mission to redefine how developers work, no more “works on my machine”.
As a Senior Fullstack Engineer, you’ll help shape the future of cloud-based development environments through our Workspaces and Web IDE offerings. Your work will directly impact how developers write, build, test, and debug code, removing the friction of local setup and unlocking productivity from day one.
You’ll lead fullstack initiatives that improve reliability, performance, and user experience across our Remote Development tools. From VS Code integrations to building the infrastructure that powers Shared Workspaces and multi-editor support (JetBrains, JupyterLab, etc.), your work will touch all layers of the stack: Vue.js and TypeScript on the frontend, Ruby on Rails and GraphQL on the backend, and even Kubernetes under the hood.
Curious what’s on the roadmap? Think workspace performance improvements, workspace failure diagnostics, CI Runner integration, and improving our update process for VS Code fork. You’ll also play a key role in acting on user feedback, mentoring peers, and driving technical excellence with scalable solutions.

Check out what we’ve been building:

• Quick start guide for GitLab Workspaces
• GitLab default Devfile
• Build and run containers in Workspaces
• Use GitLab AI features in Workspaces

You’ll report into the Engineering Manager for Remote Development, and together, you’ll shape the future of cloud development at GitLab.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Lead the design and implementation of fullstack features for GitLab Workspaces, contributing to both the frontend (Vue.js, TypeScript) and backend (Ruby on Rails, GraphQL).
• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and other Engineers to improve the user experience and UX scorecard for Remote Development tools.
• Build scalable integrations for popular development environments like VS Code, JetBrains, and JupyterLab.
• Improve observability and diagnostics around workspace creation failures to help users troubleshoot and recover quickly.
• Contribute to code reviews, RFCs, and Proof-of-Concepts that shape the technical direction of the product.
• Mentor and support fellow engineers, especially those looking to grow into fullstack contributors.
• Actively participate in technical planning and drive long-term architectural improvements for performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Work async-first with a globally distributed team, while also participating in necessary sync meetings like high level planning, engineering brainstorming sessions and pairing sessions.
• Help shape product direction through user feedback, community engagement and being Developer 0 for our product (we like to use our own tools).
• Participate in agile development practices, including planning sessions, stand-ups, and retrospectives, to drive iterative software development and continuous improvement for the team
• Here are some items currently on our roadmap that you’ll be able to contribute to:
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• Shared Workspaces - Enable multiple users to collaborate in the same remote development workspace for pair programming and troubleshooting.

• Inject JetBrains Editors into a Workspace - Expand editor support beyond VS Code to reach more developer preferences.
• Improve Workspace Creation Failure Visibility and Troubleshooting - Help users understand why workspace creation fails and how to fix it.
• Improve VSCode Fork Update Process - Automate - Automate our internal fork syncing process to stay up-to-date with upstream VS Code.
• Support using the Language Server in the Web IDE - Enable the Web IDE and ultimately Workspaces to have the latest features implemented for the GitLab Duo suite such as code suggestions, streaming, and advanced context.
• Support Workspaces on GitLab CI Runners - Let users spin up Workspaces on their existing CI Runners infrastructure without needing to setup Kubernetes.