Process
Questions via email, phone screen, and follow-up questions.
Do not interview here. It's a really awful interview and a long process, really slow and without care for the applicants. There were random, dumb questions that were more "gotcha" than knowledge/skill-based.
Questions
MVC model, and HTTP/network questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the GitLab Backend Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
40%
Pass Rate
GitLab's interview process for their Backend Engineer roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive20%
Neutral20%
Negative60%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for GitLab's Backend Engineer interview process in United States.
GitLab Work Experiences
5.0
Great Culture, Good Pay
Backend Engineer • Current Employee
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
November 13, 2022
Pros: Great culture and good pay.
Cons: A bit slow sometimes, but it’s all good.
5.0
Would recommend
Backend Engineer • Current Employee
Tokyo
January 12, 2026
Pros: - Great engineering culture.
- The company feels like they care about individuals.
- Fully remote.
Cons: - The application codebase is huge and hard to navigate.
5.0
A great place to grow and thrive as a software engineer
Backend Engineer • Current Employee
September 18, 2019
Pros: • Fantastic work/life balance.
• Great opportunity to work on unique and interesting projects.
• Excellent benefits.
• Awesome culture.
• You get to work with people all over the world, making the world feel like a smaller place.
• As an engineer, you will receive and learn to give high-quality code reviews.
• Yearly company-wide gathering in various places around the world.
• Fully remote, no commutes.
Cons: Working with people in time zones completely outside of yours can slow down conversations and work.
- 5.0Great Culture, Good PayBackend Engineer • Current EmployeeVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaNovember 13, 2022Pros: Great culture and good pay.Cons: A bit slow sometimes, but it’s all good.
- 5.0Would recommendBackend Engineer • Current EmployeeTokyoJanuary 12, 2026Pros: - Great engineering culture. - The company feels like they care about individuals. - Fully remote.Cons: - The application codebase is huge and hard to navigate.
- 5.0A great place to grow and thrive as a software engineerBackend Engineer • Current EmployeeSeptember 18, 2019Pros: • Fantastic work/life balance. • Great opportunity to work on unique and interesting projects. • Excellent benefits. • Awesome culture. • You get to work with people all over the world, making the world feel like a smaller place. • As an engineer, you will receive and learn to give high-quality code reviews. • Yearly company-wide gathering in various places around the world. • Fully remote, no commutes.Cons: Working with people in time zones completely outside of yours can slow down conversations and work.
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