Staff Engineer, People Technology

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An overview of this role As a Lead People Systems Engineer, youll drive how GitLabs People systems evolve through an AI-first transformation mindset, putting AI to work across everything we build

You wont just support our people systems, youll build them: owning the code, pipelines, and integrations that keep GitLabs People automation ecosystem running reliably at scale across Workato, Google Cloud, Claude, Workday, and the tools that power our global workforce

This is a strong fit if you think like a software engineer first, write clean and maintainable code, and thrive at the intersection of people systems, AI, innovation, and automation engineering.

In this role

, youll be the technical backbone of our People Technology team, designing, building, and maintaining the automations, agents, and integrations that connect Workday, Greenhouse, Slack, and internal tools. Youll be the go-to technical thought partner for the people group on complex engineering decisions, and your work will compound over time: fewer manual processes, stronger system reliability, and a People technology foundation that scales without friction.

What You’ll Do

Own the design, development, and maintenance of people system automations and integrations across Workato, Google Cloud Platform, Claude, Workday, Greenhouse and GitLab, writing reliable, well-tested code that runs at scale.

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