Staff Engineer, People Technology
Core
Build and maintain AI-driven automation, integrations, and agents for GitLab's global People Technology systems.
Role type
Staff Engineer, People Technology (AI-first automation & integrations)
Builds
People automation ecosystem connecting Workday, Greenhouse, Slack, and internal tools
Domain
HR Technology / Enterprise Automation / AI Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Ruby (or Python/PHP), Workato, Workday Web Services (WWS), Slack API & Bot SDK, GitLab CI/CD, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Docker, Kubernetes, LLMs, Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Preferred skills
AWS, GKE, HR data flow expertise
Responsibilities
Design and maintain people system automations and integrations; Build and manage Slack apps and bots; Write and version automation code in Ruby; Diagnose root problems and co-design scalable solutions; Serve as SME on Workato automation architecture; Maintain CI/CD pipelines for automation services; Leverage AI tools and LLMs to accelerate development; Provide technical guidance to stakeholders and teammates.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic impact
