Engineering Manager, GitLab
Create: Source Code
Offers equity and ESPP
One DevOps platform
Open for applications
One DevOps platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
Offers equity and ESPP
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make it so that everyone can contribute. When everyone can contribute, users become contributors and we greatly increase the rate of innovation.
Role
Who you are
- 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
What the job involves
- 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
- 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
- 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
Our take
GitLab is an open-source collaboration platform for developers. It enables teams to build code quickly from anywhere without compromising on security or quality. GitLab already has an estimated 30M+ users from all over the world.
According to a 2021 GitLab report, 60% of developers can release code 2x faster with DevOps platforms that bring teams together and accelerate processes. It stands out by catering to programmers of all experiences. Gitlab's version control system helps streamline the process of creating, maintaining, and deploying code, whoever you are.
GitLab was in the right place to capitalize on the recent trend toward rapid digital transformation and remote working. This trend is expected to continue to grow, and with it, GitLab's popularity. With its successful 2021 IPO and the patronage of major brands such as Nasdaq and Jaguar Land Rover, GitLab is expected to solidify its position as the go-to platform for development teams.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
15% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Sep 2019
$268m
SERIES E
Dec 2018
$20m
SERIES D
Total funding: $434.4m
Company benefits
- We offer benefits to manage your health, wealth, and well-being regardless of location
- Flexibility in schedule to be there for life’s important moments
- Equity compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan offered
- Generous Paid Time Off
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Sid Sijbrandij
(CEO)Studied Physics at the University of Twente. Interned at P&G and IBM. Was Lead Architect at the Netherlands' Ministry of Justice from 2009 to 2012. Founded app store Comcoaster in 2008, and then co-founded GitLab in 2012.
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