Manager, Product Security Engineering
GitLab
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🌎 Anywhere in the World
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💰 $140,000 - $250,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
RubyRuby on Rails
About the role
- Drive the strategy and execution of integrating custom security tooling into GitLab's product, working closely with Security, Product and Engineering stakeholders
- Manage the team's milestone planning process, ensuring alignment with both immediate needs and long-term strategic goals
- Partner with Product teams to shepherd the team’s security enhancements from concept through implementation
- Own and iterate on processes for pilot engineering and integration engineering workflows
- Lead cross-functional initiatives with Vulnerability Management, Application Security, Infrastructure Security, and other security teams to identify and implement automation opportunities
- Balance the needs of maintaining existing security tooling while driving forward new security enhancements and features
- Champion the team's work and communicate its impact to various stakeholders, from engineering teams to executive leadership
- Guide the team in contributing to GitLab's broader security strategy through software solutions and platform improvements
- Lead and grow a team of security and software engineers, focusing on their technical growth, career development, and ability to deliver impactful security solutions
Requirements
- 3+ years of software engineering management experience, with a focus on building and shipping production software
- Strong understanding of software security principles and best practices
- Strong understanding of modern software development practices, CI/CD, and DevOps principles
- Experience managing development teams working with Ruby on Rails or similar web frameworks
- Track record of successful cross-functional project leadership and stakeholder management
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical requirements into actionable engineering plans
- Experience balancing team autonomy with organizational needs and strategic alignment.
Benefits
- 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
- Parental leave
- Home office support
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
software engineering managementsoftware security principlesCI/CDDevOpsRuby on Railsweb frameworksautomationintegration engineeringmilestone planningsecurity tooling
Soft skills
cross-functional project leadershipstakeholder managementcommunicationteam autonomystrategic alignmenttechnical growthcareer developmentimpactful solutions