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GitLab

Engineering Manager, Cell Infrastructure

GitLab

Manager/Senior Manager, Cell Infrastructure at GitLab driving the technical direction and operational model for multi-cloud solutions. Establishing a high-impact team to enhance reliability and cost visibility.

Posted 7/6/2026full-timeRemote • 🌎 Anywhere in the WorldMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and operating distributed systems with a focus on cell-based architecture, while leading engineering teams and driving infrastructure optimization. Strong ability to communicate cross-functionally and manage stakeholder relationships at senior levels.

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Distributed Systems DesignSite Reliability EngineeringEngineering Team LeadershipCross-Functional CommunicationInfrastructure Cost Optimization

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Hard Skills
Cell-Based ArchitectureIncident ManagementOn-Call PracticesMulti-Cloud SystemsPlatform Capabilities DevelopmentDeveloper ToolingConsistency ModelsPartitioning and ShardingFailure ModesMulti-Region Tradeoffs
Soft Skills
Clear CommunicationTeam DevelopmentAmbiguity Management
Industry Keywords
Infrastructure OperationsFinOpsAI-Supporting SystemsArchitecture Transitions

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
CloudDistributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead the design and delivery of multi-cloud cell placement and orchestration systems that support GitLab's cell-based architecture.
  • Build and grow the engineering team responsible for cell infrastructure, spanning architecture, delivery, and production operations.
  • Drive infrastructure cost visibility and optimization by partnering with finance and platform teams to make unit economics part of the system design.
  • Own the reliability model for cell infrastructure, including on-call practices, incident response, and postmortem follow-through.
  • Partner with adjacent teams such as Git infrastructure, Artifact Registry, Duo Agent Platform, and CI/CD to support their scaling and deployment needs.
  • Define and evolve architectural decisions for cross-cloud routing, data residency, and infrastructure portability.
  • Develop platform capabilities and developer tooling that let teams deploy on top of cell infrastructure without needing to understand its internal complexity.
  • Represent the team in cross-functional planning with senior engineering stakeholders on GitLab's broader cells and multi-cloud strategy.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Hands-on experience designing, building, and operating distributed systems in production using cell-based architecture.
  • Operational ownership of highly reliable systems, including experience with on-call, incident management, and site reliability engineering practices.
  • Strong knowledge of distributed systems fundamentals such as consistency models, partitioning and sharding, failure modes, and multi-region or multi-cloud tradeoffs.
  • Experience leading engineering teams in a distributed environment, with scope aligned to either a single team or a broader multi-team organization.
  • Ability to hire, support, and develop engineers, including senior individual contributors and, at the senior manager level, engineering managers.
  • Experience building platform capabilities or developer tools that other engineering teams use to build and deploy software.
  • Comfort working in ambiguity and helping define direction in an early-stage build rather than stepping into a maintenance-focused role; transferable experience from comparable large-scale infrastructure, multi-cloud platforms, FinOps, AI-supporting systems, or major architecture transitions is welcome.
  • Clear cross-functional communication skills and the ability to work effectively with VP-level and CTO-level stakeholders.

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