Backend Engineer, Knowledge Graph (Rust)

📋 Description

• Implement and iterate on backend features in the Rust-based Knowledge Graph service, including
• Maintain integrations between Knowledge Graph and the rest of the GitLab platform, working in areas
• Contribute to system design discussions by proposing options, raising questions, and documenting
• Improve the operational maturity of the service by adding or enhancing metrics, logging, runbooks
• Collaborate asynchronously with product, data, infrastructure, security, and AI counterparts to
• Use AI-assisted development workflows responsibly (for example, using Knowledge Graph-backed agents

🎯 Requirements

• Professional experience building and maintaining backend systems in production, with an
• Proficiency in at least one modern backend language and strong interest in Rust, with either prior
• Some exposure to distributed data or analytics systems (for example, OLAP databases, Kafka- or
• Interest in graph data modeling and query patterns (property graphs, multi-step (n-hop) traversals
• Practical experience (or strong interest) using AI tools in day-to-day development, along with a
• A language-agnostic mindset and evidence that you can pick up new languages and frameworks as

🎁 Benefits

• Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Team Member Resource Groups
• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Growth and Development Fund
• Parental Leave