This guide draws on 10 first-hand interview accounts from Hacker News. Candidates describe about 1 round on average, most often technical interviews, a phone screen and a final round or superday.
These 10 writeups cover operations, sales, software engineering roles. All of them were posted under a forum handle, so we could not verify the authors’ identities.
unknown. 1 round. Shared by anderber on hn, 2017-03-16
1Interviews with quizTechnicalFriendly conversational interviews, each ending with a 30-45 minute live quiz.Covered: Live quiz
Role not stated
Not selected
unknown. 3 rounds. Shared by Locke on hn, 2016-06-01
1Screening interviewPhone screenInitial screen that included a question about compensation expectations.Covered: Salary expectations
2Technical interviewTechnicalA technical session that went well, with positive feedback.
3CEO interviewFinalA difficult final conversation with the chief executive after a two-week delay, ending the candidacy.
Role not stated
Outcome not shared
unknown. 1 round. Shared by itake on hn, 2017-10-09
1Phone screenPhone screenRecruiter explained pay would depend on where the remote employee chose to live.Covered: Compensation, Location-based pay
Infrastructure/Operations Engineer
Not selected
unknown. 1 round. Shared by extrovert on hn, 2017-03-03
1HR screenPhone screenNon-technical recruiter read programming-oriented questions from a script, including describing an elegant solution to a hard problem.Covered: Scripted technical questions, Problem solving
Business Development
Not selected
unknown. 2 rounds. Shared by anoncoward111 on hn, 2018-02-19
2Recruiter interviewPhone screenA recruiter conversation, followed by rejection without feedback.
Role not stated
Outcome not shared
unknown. 1 round. Shared by twotsunami on hn, 2022-12-13
1Technical testsTechnicalTwo-interviewer technical sessions that felt condescending. The candidate withdrew before the final round.Covered: Frontend stack
Role not stated
Outcome not shared
unknown. 1 round. Shared by bamboozled on hn, 2022-07-21
1Technical interviewTechnicalAsked to clone a large repository live. The slow clone dominated an awkward session.
Role not stated
Not selected
unknown. 2 rounds. Shared by inyorgroove on hn, 2022-07-21
1Coding challengeTechnicalA coding puzzle solved with tests. Rejected without feedback.Covered: JavaScript, Brain teaser, Testing
2Merge request interviewTechnicalA later technical interview built around reviewing a merge request.
Software Engineer
Received an offer
unknown. 1 round. Shared by monkeynotes on hn, 2023-02-09
1Final roundFinalPassed the final round. The offer was then cut after the candidate's location was reclassified, and the candidate walked away.
Software Engineer
Outcome not shared
unknown. 1 round. Shared by monkeynotes on hn, 2018-03-02
1Interview roundsTechnicalReached the sixth of seven rounds before HR cut the location-based salary by about $10k.
What GitLab is hiring for now
216 open roles in our index. Advertised pay floors run $115k to $157k (median $139k, from 103 postings that state pay).
This guide draws on 10 first-hand interview accounts from Hacker News. Candidates describe about 1 round on average, most often technical interviews, a phone screen and a final round or superday.
What topics does GitLab test in interviews?
Commonly reported topics include Live quiz, Salary expectations, Compensation, Location-based pay, Scripted technical questions, Problem solving.
These guides summarize public, first-hand interview experiences shared by candidates. They describe the shape of each loop and the topics that came up, not a leaked question bank, and every experience links back to its original source. Processes change often. Treat this as directional prep, not a script.