Senior Backend Developer Interview Experience - Ireland
November 1, 2019
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
- Screening with Recruiter
- Technical interview. 2.1 A few days before the interview, I received a Merge Request to review. 2.2 On the day of the interview, I: a) explained my review, b) wrote a small feature, c) planned a bigger, more complex, feature. All that while pairing with the interviewer.
- Manager interview
- Director interview
Questions
Challenges of remote work?
Have you worked remotely before?
Reasons for some of your comments on the merge request.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the GitLab Senior Backend Developer role in Ireland.
Success Rate
100%
Pass Rate
GitLab's interview process for their Senior Backend Developer roles in Ireland is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for GitLab's Senior Backend Developer interview process in Ireland.
GitLab Work Experiences
5.0
Great remote-first company
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
November 11, 2025
Pros: Good WFB, competitive pay, and remote.
Cons: Management is not that great.
4.0
Good company, solid culture
Solutions Architect • Current Employee
November 8, 2025
Pros: Solid and powerful product, friendly collaborative team members, and overall a pretty good work culture that allows for a healthy work-home life balance.
Cons: Sales motion can be challenging, and some internal company turbulence as GitLab matures as a company and goes through some growing pains.
5.0
Very good place to work
Solution Architect • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
October 30, 2025
Pros: Flexible work with manageable shifts
Cons: Career progression paths can be hard to achieve.
- 5.0Great remote-first companySenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNovember 11, 2025Pros: Good WFB, competitive pay, and remote.Cons: Management is not that great.
- 4.0Good company, solid cultureSolutions Architect • Current EmployeeNovember 8, 2025Pros: Solid and powerful product, friendly collaborative team members, and overall a pretty good work culture that allows for a healthy work-home life balance.Cons: Sales motion can be challenging, and some internal company turbulence as GitLab matures as a company and goes through some growing pains.
- 5.0Very good place to workSolution Architect • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomOctober 30, 2025Pros: Flexible work with manageable shiftsCons: Career progression paths can be hard to achieve.
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