Senior Platform Engineer(Golang), Software Supply Chain Security: Authentication

• Design and implement core components of GitLab's authentication infrastructure layer, including Envoy proxy configuration, token services, and policy decision systems. - Develop solutions for critical infrastructure challenges such as bi-directional gRPC tunnels, mutual Transport Layer Security (mTLS), and service mesh architecture. - Build and maintain authentication infrastructure that supports GitLab.com, self-managed, Dedicated, and air-gapped deployment models. - Optimize the performance and reliability of authentication and authorization decisions at scale across distributed systems. - Implement and refine monitoring, observability, and debugging capabilities for authentication services to ensure secure and stable operation. - Collaborate with Authentication, Authorization, Platform, and Infrastructure teams to align infrastructure capabilities with product and architectural requirements. - Contribute to the team’s technical direction and roadmap for secure, scalable authentication, including standards for style, maintainability, and best practices. - Represent GitLab and its values through participation in public communication, broader initiatives, and contributions to relevant open source projects. ## What you’ll bring

• Strong experience building and deploying high-performance backend services ideally in large-scale, distributed environments. - Hands-on experience with proxy and edge technologies such as Envoy, Traefik, HAProxy, or nginx, including configuration and operation in production. - Practical experience with service mesh architectures, mutual TLS (mTLS), zero-trust networking, and secure service-to-service communication patterns (gRPC, REST). - Working knowledge of database and storage technologies such as RDS, Google Spanner, Postgres or similar, including schema design and performance considerations. - Experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration, and cloud-native deployment patterns, including observability, monitoring, and debugging of distributed systems. - Ability to own projects from concept to production, including proposing designs, driving discussions, and delivering in a highly agile, iterative environment. - Effective written and verbal communication in English, with a collaborative, solution-oriented mindset and openness to learning from and supporting team members with diverse backgrounds and transferable skills. #### How GitLab Supports Full-Time Employees

• 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

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