Senior Backend Engineer, Cloud Cost & Capacity
Core
Build internal software to understand, attribute, and plan cloud infrastructure usage and costs for GitLab.com, turning billing data into actionable insights for service owners.
Role type
Senior Backend Engineer (Cloud Cost & Capacity)
Builds
Data pipelines, attribution models, capacity planning tools, and internal applications for cloud footprint management.
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure (Google Cloud) + FinOps
Required skills
SQL, data pipeline design, cloud billing/usage data analysis, cloud platform expertise (GCP), Kubernetes, general-purpose programming (Go/Python), asynchronous communication
Preferred skills
OpenCost, Kubecost, FinOps practices/certification, cost/capacity modeling, Terraform, Looker/Grafana, AI in engineering workflows
Technologies
Google Cloud, BigQuery, Google Kubernetes Engine, OpenCost, Go, Python, Ruby
Responsibilities
Build data pipelines from GCP billing/telemetry to BigQuery; Attribute shared costs across GKE clusters; Develop capacity and demand tooling; Ship internal applications for cloud footprint visibility; Establish data models and engineering standards; Partner with Finance and product teams to define technical designs.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
