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An overview of this role
At GitLab, we are committed to keeping our platform safe, resilient, and trustworthy for millions of users worldwide. As an engineer on the Trust and Safety team, you will build and maintain the tools that protect GitLab.com against abuse, spam, and other malicious activity. You will work at the intersection of software engineering and security, strengthening our product, proactively identifying abuse trends, and designing prevention systems to stay ahead of attackers.
This is an ideal role for a strong software engineer who is passionate about security and eager to grow into security engineering. Formal security engineering experience is not required. We will support you in developing these skills while you make an immediate impact.
Find out more about the Trust and Safety team and responsibilities here:
- Trust and Safety
- Compromised Password Detection for GitLab.com
What you’ll do
- Maintain and enhance abuse prevention systems to identify and block evolving abuse patterns such as spam, cryptomining, and terms of service violations
- Build and expand capabilities in our in-house abuse platform
- Improve and scale agentic AI capabilities in abuse detection and mitigation tools
- Collaborate with peers across Security Operations to deliver safety improvements for GitLab.com
- Automate processes to close gaps and reduce manual intervention
- Create and maintain clear documentation, runbooks, and procedures
What you’ll bring
- Strong software development skills with Ruby/Rails
- Experience working on distributed applications with large codebases, preferably in cloud-native environments
- Curiosity and drive to develop security engineering expertise
- Comfort working in an all-remote, results-driven environment
- Interest in “thinking like a hacker” and defending against attacks with an “automation first” mindset
- Interest in cloud-native development in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and/or AWS
- Interest in handling trust and safety security incidents such as platform spam, platform abuse, and cryptomining
About the team
The Trust and Safety team is a global group dedicated to keeping abusive behaviors off GitLab.com. We rely on automation, predictive analysis powered by LLMs, and behavioral detection to proactively identify and prevent abuse. Our work spans both core abuse prevention platforms and product-facing safety features. We collaborate closely with Security Operations peers including Security Incident Response, Signals Engineering, Threat Intelligence, and the Red Team. Together, we help ensure GitLab remains a secure and trusted platform for all users.
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 budget
- 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.
Country Hiring Guidelines: GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruiting process.
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GitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. GitLab’s policies and practices relating to recruitment, employment, career development and advancement, promotion, and retirement are based solely on merit, regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression), national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, mental or physical disability, genetic information (including family medical history), discharge status from the military, protected veteran status (which includes disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans, and Armed Forces service medal veterans), or any other basis protected by law. GitLab will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. See also GitLab’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know during the recruiting process.
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