Recruiter, R&D

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.

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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 communities and specialized talent pools.
• Deliver a thoughtful candidate experience through disciplined pipeline management, proactive communication, timely feedback, and offer negotiations that clearly explain compensation, equity, and benefits.
• Improve recruiting practices by sharing learnings and reusable resources, using artificial intelligence (AI) responsibly, and representing GitLab's mission, values, and culture.

What you'll bring

• Intermediate-level recruiting experience, with a track record of owning full-cycle searches independently.
• Technical recruiting experience, or a strong interest in learning engineering and product disciplines, tech stacks, team structures, and how software is built and shipped.
• Developing advisor skills: building stakeholder trust, influencing without authority, and managing hiring team expectations.
• Experience building proactive, diversity-focused sourcing strategies and balanced pipelines for hard-to-fill or specialized roles.
• A data-informed approach that turns funnel insights into practical actions.
• Strong organization across multiple requisitions and clear written and verbal communication across time zones, with attention to detail and candidate care.
• Experience with an applicant tracking system and recruiting tools such as Greenhouse, LinkedIn Recruiter, LinkedIn Insights, SeekOut, or comparable platforms; ability to evaluate AI-generated work, protect confidential information, and share responsible workflows with team members.
• Experience recruiting for DevSecOps, developer tools, or open source software is helpful, not required.

About the team

We work in a globally distributed, remote-first Talent Acquisition team where clear communication and reliable follow-through matter. Our team members share learnings and create reusable resources to improve the quality and consistency of hiring across Research & Development.

How GitLab Supports Full-Time Employees

• Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
• Flexible Paid Time Off 
• Team Member Resource Groups
• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Growth and Development Fund
• Parental Leave 

Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.

Country Hiring Guidelines: GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruiting process.  

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GitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. GitLab’s policies and practices relating to recruitment, employment, career development and advancement, promotion, and retirement are based solely on merit, regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression), national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, mental or physical disability, genetic information (including family medical history), discharge status from the military, protected veteran status (which includes disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans, and Armed Forces service medal veterans), or any other basis protected by law. GitLab will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. See also GitLab’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know during the recruiting process.