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Senior Engineering Manager, DevEx
GitLabSenior Engineering Manager leading engineering teams for developer tooling and platform capabilities at GitLab. Driving Kubernetes-first vision while collaborating with engineering leaders in a remote work environment.
Posted 4/28/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $168,000 - $285,600 per yearWebsite
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesCloudKubernetesOpenShiftOpenStack
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead engineering teams working on developer tooling and platform capabilities that support faster, more consistent software delivery across GitLab, measured through improvements in build times, observability, and delivery consistency.
- Drive a Kubernetes-first platform vision that supports both cloud and self-managed environments, including the tradeoffs needed for on-prem delivery.
- Guide technical and organizational decisions across areas such as developer environments, packaging, local and hosted testing workflows, and integration with broader platform efforts.
- Collaborate closely with engineering leaders, staff engineers, and adjacent teams to ensure DevEx investments connect cleanly with platform architecture and operational needs.
- Manage team health, performance, and prioritization in a remote environment, including coaching team members, addressing performance concerns, and helping shape the team for future needs.
- Develop clear direction from high-level strategy, turning broad platform goals into actionable roadmaps with defined milestones and success metrics that teams can execute with ownership.
- Support the adoption of AI-assisted development practices by helping teams use new tools thoughtfully while maintaining engineering quality.
- Improve execution by creating clarity, encouraging strong technical discussion, and helping teams make decisions and keep moving when requirements evolve, with success measured by delivery predictability and cycle time improvements.
Requirements
What you’ll need- Experience leading remote engineering teams through change and ambiguity, with a track record of building clarity, maintaining accountability, and guiding teams through organizational change.
- Strong technical background in Kubernetes platforms, with hands-on familiarity with standard Kubernetes concepts and interfaces (Services, CNI, API Gateway, etc.) and sound judgment in guiding teams on effective platform usage and best practices.
- Working knowledge of Helm and containerized delivery models, especially in environments where platform choices impact developer experience and production outcomes.
- Experience with self-managed, on-prem, or bare metal environments (OpenShift, OpenStack, Proxmox, etc.), with understanding of how they differ from cloud-first assumptions.
- Ability to evaluate technical tradeoffs and contribute informed opinions on platform architecture and system integration across teams.
- Experience with performance management and coaching, including helping team members improve or making difficult personnel decisions.
- Hands-on experience with CLI-based AI coding tools, with judgment to help teams adopt them thoughtfully while maintaining engineering standards.
- Relevant experience in platform, infrastructure, SRE, or developer productivity roles, including experience designing team structures and organizational approaches.
Benefits
Comp & perks- 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
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Hard Skills & Tools
KubernetesHelmcontainerized delivery modelsOpenShiftOpenStackProxmoxAI coding toolsplatform architecturesystem integrationperformance management
Soft Skills
leadershipcoachingaccountabilityclaritydecision makingorganizational change managementteam health managementcommunicationcollaborationadaptability