Staff Backend Engineer - Database Change Management
GitLab · Bangalore, India
About the role
Staff Backend Engineer focused on database change management, replacing sequential migrations with a dependency graph model. Leads migration validation and test framework, mentors engineers, and influences across time zones.
What you'll do
- Lead design and delivery of migration validation and test framework
- Contribute to dependency graph migration system
- Mentor intermediate engineers
- Review schema migrations for safety and reliability
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams
What they're looking for
- Deep experience with Ruby on Rails and Active Record migration internals
- Production PostgreSQL experience
Key details
- Company
- GitLab
- Location
- Bangalore, India
- Work mode
- On-site
- Seniority
- Lead / Principal / Group
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Role category
- Engineering
- Posted
- 18 Oct 2026
- Source
- job-boards.greenhouse.io