Backend Engineer Interview Experience - United States
February 1, 2021
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Process
This is an interview for Jihu GitLab, it's in China.
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This is an interview for Jihu GitLab, it's in China.
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Questions
Talking about the Ruby on Rails web framework.
Talking about Ruby meta-programming.
How to do test-driven development.
Talking about advanced Git skills.
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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
Challenging Tech, Clunky Comms
Backend Engineer • Current Employee
Berlin, Germany
September 11, 2025
Pros: - Technical Challenges
- Flexibility
- Good Remote Setup
- Benefits
- Amazing peers
Cons: - Communication clutter with lots of tools
- Silos exist
4.0
Async Remote, But Slow
Backend Engineer • Former Employee
Miami, Florida, United States
July 9, 2025
Pros: Remote first
Commitment to async environment
Slow moving
Low incident rate
Cons: Slow moving
Mediocre pay
Hires slowly/won't hire HCOL talent
5.0
Great People, Remote, Minor Timezone Issues
Backend Engineer • Current Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 15, 2025
Pros: Remote work
Decent salary
Amazing people
Healthy work-life balance
Unlimited PTO
Company stocks
Cons: Limited RRSP matching.
Synchronizing work across different timezones can present blockers.
- 5.0Challenging Tech, Clunky CommsBackend Engineer • Current EmployeeBerlin, GermanySeptember 11, 2025Pros: - Technical Challenges - Flexibility - Good Remote Setup - Benefits - Amazing peersCons: - Communication clutter with lots of tools - Silos exist
- 4.0Async Remote, But SlowBackend Engineer • Former EmployeeMiami, Florida, United StatesJuly 9, 2025Pros: Remote first Commitment to async environment Slow moving Low incident rateCons: Slow moving Mediocre pay Hires slowly/won't hire HCOL talent
- 5.0Great People, Remote, Minor Timezone IssuesBackend Engineer • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaMay 15, 2025Pros: Remote work Decent salary Amazing people Healthy work-life balance Unlimited PTO Company stocksCons: Limited RRSP matching. Synchronizing work across different timezones can present blockers.
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