Senior Distribution Engineer, Gitlab: Build

GitLab
Canada
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Supply Chain & LogisticsSkills: ["Written communication","Spoken communication"]

Own build pipelines and package delivery for supported Linux distributions and architectures, including release activities and GitLab container images. Enable self-service integration by development teams through guides and infrastructure. Collaborate with security teams to mitigate vulnerabilities and ensure license compliance across bundled dependencies. Manage cloud marketplace listings and maintain installation and upgrade documentation, while submitting components for partner validation and certification.

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GitLab
GitLab
13 hours ago

Senior Distribution Engineer, Gitlab: Build

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Job Summary

Own build pipelines and package delivery for supported Linux distributions and architectures, including release activities and GitLab container images. Enable self-service integration by development teams through guides and infrastructure. Collaborate with security teams to mitigate vulnerabilities and ensure license compliance across bundled dependencies. Manage cloud marketplace listings and maintain installation and upgrade documentation, while submitting components for partner validation and certification.
Location: Canada
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Supply Chain & Logistics
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Manage build pipelines and evaluate support needs for new services, platforms, and architectures.
  • •Build and maintain packages for supported Linux distributions and architectures, including release activities.
  • •Develop and maintain official GitLab container images and tooling that enables efficient component building.
  • •Enable development teams to integrate components into GitLab packages via guides and self-service infrastructure.
  • •Collaborate with security teams to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities and maintain secure, up-to-date dependencies; ensure license compliance across bundled dependencies.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceEquityParental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Have experience building Linux packages and release activities across supported distributions and architectures, including .deb and .rpm packaging.
  • •Build and operate container images and container build tooling in production environments.
  • •Use Linux build toolchains such as autotools, make, CMake, and Nix.
  • •Use CI systems such as GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or Travis CI, and write/maintain complex shell scripts in production.
  • •Experience with Debian- and Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems and major cloud providers (Google Cloud, AWS, or Microsoft Azure).
Skills:Written communicationSpoken communication
Languages:English
Tech Stack:LinuxAutotoolsMakeCMakeNixContainer imagesDebianRed Hat Enterprise Linux.debRpmGitLab CIGitHub ActionsJenkinsTravis CIShell scriptingGoogle Cloud PlatformAWSMicrosoft AzureRubyGo

Company Brief

GitLab
Provides a single application for the complete DevSecOps lifecycle, offering source code management, CI/CD, security, and collaboration tools to help teams deliver software faster and more securely.
Industry: Developer Tools
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 250M to 500M
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2011
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