GitLab

Engineering Manager, Developer Experience: Performance Enablement

GitLab

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

SDLC

About the role

  • GitLab is an open-core software company that develops the AI-powered DevSecOps Platform used by more than 100,000 organizations. Our mission is to enable everyone to contribute to and co-create the software that powers our world.
  • The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact.
  • GitLab is remote-first, values-driven, high-performance culture that emphasizes collaboration to solve complex problems.
  • Role overview: As an Engineering Manager in the Developer Experience (DevEx) group, you will lead 1–2 teams of Backend Engineers and Software Engineers in Test. Your mission: deliver the tools, processes, and testing platforms that enable GitLab developers to ship high-quality changes faster and with confidence.
  • You’ll join DevEx at a transformative time with cross-functional alignment to evolve our internal development platform and improve efficiency and developer satisfaction.
  • We collaborate with GitLab’s Deployment and Release teams and engineering groups across the company to create seamless DevOps workflows and standardized development practices.
  • Current Projects: Transforming our test suites and approach to empower development teams to fully own the tests for their features; Standardizing GitLab APIs and creating guidelines and training to provide a foundational API platform that makes it easier for feature teams to build new capabilities; Enhancing developer environments to improve development workflow and simplify local testing.
  • What You’ll Do: Build, coach, and support high-performing teams aligned to GitLab’s values; Define and drive a roadmap for test infrastructure, tooling, and DevEx improvements; Enable engineering teams to own and maintain reliable, effective test suites; Create tools and processes that streamline local development and testing; Improve merge pipelines and feedback loops to support faster iteration; Identify DevEx friction points and deliver impactful, scalable solutions; Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence.
  • About the Team: The Developer Experience group builds the internal tools and systems that GitLab engineers use daily to reduce friction and boost productivity.

Requirements

  • Deep understanding and passion for designing and delivering effective testing and DevEx solutions across multiple development teams
  • Strong people leadership skills with a track record of building inclusive, collaborative teams
  • Experience leading teams through transformation, with the ability to identify high-impact changes and gain buy-in from your team and stakeholders
  • Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills to build and maintain relationships throughout the company