Is GitLab a good company to work for as a Backend Engineer?

Backend Engineer professionals working at GitLab have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 34 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of GitLab employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Backend Engineer Jobs at GitLab now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Backend Engineer interview questions at GitLab .

Does GitLab pay Backend Engineer employees well?

Backend Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at GitLab with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 34 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 10% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Backend Engineer salaries at GitLab.

How happy are Backend Engineer professionals working at GitLab?

78% of Backend Engineer employees at GitLab would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 25% in the past 12 months. Backend Engineer professionals have also rated GitLab with a 4.4 rating for work-life-balance, 4.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 4.4 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GitLab?

Account Executive (40) , Support Engineer (29) , Backend Engineer (21) , Software Engineer (18) , Sales (17) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (17) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (15) , Senior Backend Engineer (14) , Manager (13) , Solutions Architect (13) , Strategic Account Leader (12) , Sales Representative (11) , Engineering Manager (9) , Sales Development Representative (9) , Senior Software Engineer (9)

What are the pros of working at GitLab according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great, GitLab makes a point of hiring good humans and it shows" ((in 70 reviews)); "Good benefits and comp packages." ((in 45 reviews)); "great work/life balance" ((in 30 reviews)); "The team is great, from day one you're part of the GitLab family." ((in 30 reviews)); "competitive salary compared to other german SDR offers" ((in 23 reviews))

What are the cons of working at GitLab according to real employee reviews?

"Significant concerns about decisions from senior leadership." ((in 23 reviews)); "tech is having a tough time now chaotic with changes non stop and no managers for some teams" ((in 14 reviews)); "Difficult to create opportunities to meet in the flesh but that is more due to Covid than anything else" ((in 6 reviews)); "hiring in an attempt to shrink their workforce, but without having to pay the absurdly good severance advertised in the "public" layoffs that were done in early 2023." ((in 5 reviews)); "Limited opportunities for growth" ((in 5 reviews))

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4.1

78% would recommend to a friend

(34 total reviews)

Bill Staples

72% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.4

Career opportunities

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

Backend Engineer employees have rated GitLab with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 34 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Backend Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. GitLab is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Backend Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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34 reviews

5.0

Nov 11, 2019

A feeling you wouldn't get on many other places

Senior backend engineer

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Pros

From your first moment everyone makes you feel at home. Everything is well documented and structured and if there's something unclear there are always tons of people willing to help.

Cons

Sometimes timezone differences can be non-optimal but since most of the work is asynchronous most of the time it's a non-issue.

5.0

Nov 2, 2019

Thoughtful and Friendly

Backend engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Extensive and up to date documentation for essentially everything.

Cons

Getting out of the the house and interaction with non-roommate non-family people, is a manual operation now.

GitLab Response

Welcome to GitLab! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave your feedback. To your point about social connections, it can take some time to get used to certain aspects of all-remote work. Here's a new resource about getting started in a remote role that might be helpful: https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/getting-started/

5.0

Oct 25, 2019

Great place to work, people live out the company values

Backend engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work with a lot of autonomy to do what matters. Fellow team members truly live out the company values CREDIT. There have been crises at times, but as with any company of a decent size (close to a thousand employees), mistakes are bound to be made and the effect are compounded by the amount of public exposure that comes with being of that size. What is important is that everyone from literally all faces of the earth comes together to work together to face the crises and learn from the mistakes, while at the same time not putting any blame.

Cons

Not really a con but rather a challenge: contractor arrangement for people from most countries can be challenging and even disadvantageous.

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