GitLab

Backend Engineer, Knowledge Graph (Rust)

United States (Remote)

Mid-Level

REMOTE

GitLab is hiring an Intermediate Backend Engineer to join the Orbit team, focused on building and operating a Knowledge Graph service that powers GitLab Duo AI agents, analytics, and architecture features. The role is Rust-first and involves working with ClickHouse, NATS JetStream, and GitLab's SDLC data pipeline. You'll own specific components, contribute to system design, improve observability, and collaborate asynchronously across a fully remote global team. The US base salary range is $115,200–$162,000.

Rust

Backend systems development

Distributed systems

ClickHouse

NATS JetStream

Graph data modeling

API design

Observability (metrics, logging, alerting)

System design

Asynchronous collaboration

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