GitLab - Engineering Manager, Geo for Self-Managed Customers
Requirements
• Proven track record building and owning large-scale distributed services, with the technical depth to dive into architecture and guide the team on technical strategy • Experience in driving operational excellence and you've owned services running at four-nines (99.99%) SLOs and know what it takes to keep them there • Experience leveraging AI tooling to boost team productivity, with real lessons learned from both wins and missteps • A history of building and managing high-performing, accountable team cultures, including managing out when necessary • Comfort driving complex projects to completion without relying on a dedicated TPM • Experience leading distributed and remote teams effectively
Responsibilities
• Lead the roadmap and execution for the Geo product serving Self-Managed customers, setting clear direction in close partnership with the team’s Product Manager. • Hire and develop a high-performing engineering team where members can thrive and deliver with quality and speed; the team is India-anchored, with EMEA backend/fullstack hiring to improve timezone overlap. • Own the reliability, correctness, and performance of Geo replication as the core layer underpinning disaster recovery for Self-Managed deployments. • Deliver bug fixes, API extensions, and new capabilities to the shared Geo codebase, maintaining relationships with the Geo SMEs embedded in the Dedicated Migrations and Resilience teams so day-to-day commits resolve quickly. • Build and maintain runbooks, guardrails, and reviews so the team operates with rigor; ensure high-quality, timely responses to Geo-related escalations from Support and internal partners. • Define, track, and report on delivery and operational metrics, using them to drive continuous improvement. • Participate in the Incident Management on-call rotation to help ensure availability goals for Geo are met, working with reliability engineers and development team members. • How GitLab Supports Full-Time Employees • Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being • Flexible Paid Time Off • Team Member Resource Groups • Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan • Growth and Development Fund • 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. • Country Hiring Guidelines: GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruiting process. • Country Hiring Guidelines:
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