I've interviewed with GitLab when I first changed my career into software engineering, a few years ago. It was a bad call in my opinion since I'm not as good as I thought back then.

However, is it a good idea to apply again since that was a long while ago and I've accumulated a considerable amount of experience compared to what I was?

And can you do your own independent security research when you're working for GitLab? What's GitLab's stance of this situation?

It'll be nice if you can post your/a recruiter's email ID here - I'd like to send over a couple more questions.