Just the kind of company I was hoping to work for! - Senior Site Reliability Engineer GitLab Employee Review

5.0
Aug 21, 2023
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Pros

I have been working at GitLab for close to a year and I feel I'm in a good position now to write an accurate and honest review about the company. The company is truly a remote company and has adopted a culture and process for working asynchronously around the globe. Unlike many other companies that have gone remote only after COVID and now trying to shift to a hybrid model, GitLab has been built from day one to be a remote company operating all different timezones. My team works across a dozens of countries and timezones asynchronously. The company's culture is open and transparent more than any other company I worked for so far in my 10 years long career. Unlike many other companies that use transparency and openness in a shallow way and more as talent marketing strategy, GitLab processes have taken transparency into account. Most of, if not all of, the company's business and technical documents and discussions can be access online at GitLab.com itself. Building diverse team has been another impressive thing about GitLab for me. I very much enjoy working with GitLab as product every day. It's decent and very competitive with some unique aspects.

Cons

Like many other tech companies, GitLab has also been impacted by the recent macroeconomy changes and as a result, the company has to cut off on costs around every corner.

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5.0
Jun 24, 2026
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Pros

Best company I've ever worked for. Strong culture, great leadership, competitive compensation, excellent work life balance, and a genuine focus on employee well being and career growth.

Cons

Fast paced environment and high expectations, but that's part of working at a successful, growing company.

2.0
May 16, 2026
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Pros

OK pay or benefits in the market. Fully remote. Still is trying to frame itself as a big player.

Cons

Leadership went from being collaborative, communicative, and transparent, to being mercurial, secretive, and out of touch with the actual work. OBSESSSES over your AI usage metrics - even if AI doesn't help you and slows you down. The current layoff in progress was communicated poorly and not planned at all. And now they want us to adore the leaders and the company? Cultish vibes. We went from a company that plans ahead to a company that reacts.

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