Principal Infrastructure Engineer

GitLab is hiring a Principal Infrastructure Engineer to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a Principal Infrastructure Engineer, you'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure. This is a freelance, work-from-home role open to candidates across the US (Remote — Anywhere in the US). About the role You'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure, partnering with a friendly, distributed team across US time zones. We care about outcomes over hours and give you the autonomy, tools, and support to do your best work from home. What you'll do: • Automate deployments and reduce operational toil • Monitor systems and respond to incidents • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code • Improve observability, alerting, and reliability • Partner with engineering on scalability and security What we offer: • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage • Annual learning and professional development budget • Flexible working hours across US time zones • 100% remote, work-from-anywhere-in-the-US culture • Competitive salary and meaningful equity How we work We're remote-first and async-friendly. Expect clear documentation, regular feedback, supportive teammates, and real opportunities to grow your career. GitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.

Minimum qualifications: • 7+ years of experience, including leading teams or projects • Hands-on with Kubernetes, Terraform, or similar • Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go) • On-call and incident response experience • Strong troubleshooting skills Nice to have: • Experience working in a fully remote or distributed team • A track record of taking ownership and shipping independently