GitLab Mission, Purpose & Impact

GitLab Employee Perspectives

If you enjoy a big crosscutting problems and want to shape how humans and AI collaborate across the entire software development life cycle, I would say that GitLab is a really rare opportunity to go and do that comparing to other companies.

Omer Azaria, VP Product — Security Section

What People Are Saying About GitLab

  • Autonomy: All-remote, async-by-default operations and a results-over-regimen mindset let people structure work around when they are most productive and live virtually anywhere. A handbook-first workflow centered on issues and merge requests supports self-directed decision-making with fewer mandatory meetings.
  • Values & Integrity: The CREDIT values are actively maintained, tied to competencies and job levels, and operationalized through public-by-default documentation and transparent decision trails. This clarity makes norms, expectations, and tradeoffs explicit across teams.
  • Benefits & Perks: Flexible PTO, equity/ESPP, parental leave, mental health support, and home-office stipends are documented alongside country-specific benefits. Compensation principles and location- and level-aware bands are explained publicly to increase predictability.