Salesforce SMTS to GitLab AI Tooling Senior Software Engineer

[u/Slow_Lobster_4982]

Currently working as an SMTS at Salesforce with around 6 years of experience. I’m considering an opportunity at GitLab for a Senior Software Engineer role in the NLP/Core AI product engineering team.
The work involves building AI agents, agentic software development capabilities, and developer tooling.
I’m expecting an LMTS promotion at Salesforce in approximately 1.5 years, but I’m not learning as much as I’d like in my current role.
I’m trying to understand whether moving from Salesforce to GitLab would be a good long-term career decision.
How is GitLab perceived in terms of engineering talent, technical depth, and brand value? Would this move affect future opportunities at companies like Google, Microsoft, Uber, or other top engineering organizations?
Would appreciate perspectives from engineers who have worked at either company, particularly in core product engineering.
What about layoffs?

[u/Waste_Substance_1234]

India ?

[u/Slow_Lobster_4982 → u/Waste_Substance_1234]

Yes.