Engineering Manager, Gitlab Delivery: Upgrades

• Lead and support a globally distributed engineering team, creating an environment that encourages collaboration, innovation, growth, and high-quality delivery in an asynchronous remote setting.


• Hire, onboard, mentor, and develop engineers while building a strong, outcome-focused engineering culture.


• Guide agile engineering practices and improve team workflows to enable reliable and iterative delivery of deployment tooling and platform capabilities.


• Partner with product managers and engineering leaders to align technical priorities with customer needs and business objectives.


• Drive improvements in deployment reliability, upgrade processes, operational simplicity, and automation across different deployment environments.


• Provide technical guidance on areas such as Kubernetes Operators, Helm charts, stateful application delivery, and cloud-native deployment architectures.


• Support incident management activities and collaborate with reliability-focused teams to improve system availability and operational excellence.


• Influence engineering decisions by balancing technical opportunities, customer impact, scalability, and long-term maintainability.

Requirements:

• Proven experience managing engineering teams focused on platform engineering, deployment tooling, infrastructure, or site reliability engineering at scale.


• Strong technical understanding of Kubernetes Operators, Helm charts, upgrade orchestration, and cloud-native application delivery patterns.


• Experience with enterprise-scale or large consumer-facing software platforms, ideally within a product-driven technology environment.


• Knowledge of database lifecycle management, schema migrations, and strategies for achieving reliable, zero-downtime upgrades.


• Ability to analyze complex technical challenges, make informed decisions, and communicate trade-offs effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.


• Demonstrated success building and supporting high-performing distributed teams in remote or asynchronous environments.


• Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams, including infrastructure, support, and customer-focused organizations.


• Passion for developer tools, open-source technologies, continuous learning, and creating inclusive environments where diverse experiences are valued.


• Equivalent practical experience, technical expertise, or formal education in computer science or related fields will be considered.

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation package aligned with experience and market standards.


• Flexible remote work environment with the ability to collaborate across global teams.


• Comprehensive benefits supporting health, financial security, and overall well-being.


• Flexible paid time off to encourage sustainable work practices.


• Access to employee resource groups and initiatives supporting inclusion and belonging.


• Equity opportunities and employee stock purchase benefits.


• Professional growth opportunities through learning programs and development resources.


• Parental leave and additional benefits designed to support employees and their families.