Engineering Manager, SSCS: Supply Chain
Core
Guide a backend engineering team building GitLab's Software Supply Chain Security (SSCS) Add-On, focusing on dependency enforcement, build provenance, malicious package detection, and artifact signing.
Role type
Founding Engineering Manager, Backend/Security
Builds
SSCS Add-On capabilities (Dependency Firewall, Build Provenance, Malicious Packages detection, Artifact Signing) for enterprise customers in regulated industries
Domain
Software Supply Chain Security, DevSecOps, Platform Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Backend engineering team leadership, hiring and growth in distributed environments, architecture contribution (package registries, CI/CD security), multi-quarter roadmap delivery, asynchronous communication, supply chain security concepts, SLSA and Sigstore frameworks
Preferred skills
Experience in security, DevOps, or platform engineering environments
Technologies
Package registries, CI/CD pipelines, signing infrastructure, SLSA, Sigstore
Responsibilities
Guide backend engineering team development, drive engineering delivery for general availability milestones, develop team through hiring and performance reviews, advance engineering quality metrics, coordinate quarterly planning and roadmap tradeoffs, manage headcount pacing, represent team in stage leadership discussions
Seniority
Manager, founding role with hands-on technical credibility