About this role
GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster.
The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software.
*Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under license. Claim based on GitLab data. Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list, published in June 2025. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of GitLab.
An overview of this role
As a Technical Recruiter, you'll help GitLab build the engineering and product teams behind our DevSecOps platform. In this individual contributor role, you'll partner with leaders across Engineering, Product, Security, and UX and own searches from intake through close. You'll build inclusive pipelines and use data and market insight to guide hiring decisions, while growing into a trusted talent advisor.
What you'll do
- Manage full-cycle searches for roles such as Backend and Frontend Engineers, Site Reliability Engineers, Security Engineers, Data Engineers, Engineering Managers, and Product Managers, delivering against agreed recruiting goals and key metrics with accurate, timely documentation in Greenhouse.
- Lead intake and kickoff conversations to align hiring teams on role scope, technical requirements, team context, interview plans, and timelines, with senior team guidance as needed.
- Partner with hiring teams on structured, equitable technical interviews with clear competencies and actionable feedback; challenge assumptions and escalate risks or blockers early.
- Use talent-market research, compensation benchmarks, funnel metrics, and candidate feedback to shape search strategy and address hiring issues.
- Assess technical candidates on depth of experience, scope and impact of past work, problem-solving, and open source or community contributions, and how well their skills fit GitLab's teams and technology.
- Build research-based, diversity-focused sourcing plans that balance applicants, passive talent, referrals, internal talent, and targeted outreach across technical co
Posted 8 October 2026