Engineering Manager, Create:Source Code

An overview of this role

As an Engineering Manager for the Backend team of the Create:Source Code group you‘ll have the opportunity to lead a team of talented engineers pushing a core part of GitLab to the forefront of our industry. You will have your engineers’ well-being as top priority as you create the conditions for a world-class team delivering impactful results for our customers. You will collaborate with counterparts to establish predictable delivery of Product outcomes and dig into your technical expertise around git and software engineering to drive technical strategy while mentoring your engineers through their careers. All while continuing to seek opportunities to enhance productivity and efficiency of the team’s efforts. As necessary, you’ll drive hiring efforts to capture top-tier talent shaping the team to better support the company’s objectives and goals.

What you’ll do  

• Manage team activities and ensure project delivery.
• Support engineers' professional growth and skill development.
• Create detailed project plans for epics.
• Execute agile project management processes.
• Foster empathy and address team concerns.
• Recruit globally-distributed talent and conduct interviews.
• Cultivate a psychologically safe team environment.
• Implement process improvements to boost productivity.
• Conduct regular 1:1 meetings and provide feedback.

What you’ll bring 

• Proficiency in using GitLab for project management and collaboration.
• Advanced knowledge of git beyond the basic usage
• Strong negotiation skills to achieve consensus across departments.
• Demonstrated leadership experience with current technical competency.
• In-depth technical expertise in at least one core language, framework, or technology.(Ruby / Go)
• Familiarity with various functional areas within the team's domain.
• Additional experience relevant to the role's specialty.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Alignment with organizational values and principles.

About the team

The team is invested in both advancing the Source Code Management product category in a collaborative environment with product, design and frontend counterparts as well as improving reliability of our platform by addressing customer bugs, infrastructure development and security issues. They play a vital role in integrating and sometimes expanding  internal systems like Gitaly, GitLab Shell and Workhorse to deliver on customer requirements and support our offering which among others includes Git Large File Storage (LFS). Their roadmap includes initiatives like continuing to improve our branch protections through Branch Rules and Approval Rules, CODEOWNERS functionalities, repository security, analytics and user experience improvements. Also includes technical initiatives like database scaling efforts (Cells), Reusable Rapid Diffs performance project and address Tech Debt. The current team is present around the globe leveraging asynchronous work practices that ensure follow-the-sun coverage for both collaboration and incident response when necessary. At the moment, the team counts on 11 engineers spanning from Associate to Staff levels distributed across APAC, EMEA and AMER. The team collaborates regularly with teams like Gitaly, Data Stores, Duo/AI Teams, Code Review and Remote Development Team, fostering innovation and alignment across departments.

Team Handbook Page

Category and Direction Page

How GitLab will support you

• Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
• All remote, asynchronous work environment
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Team Member Resource Groups
• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Growth and development budget 
• Parental leave 
• Home office support

Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.