Director, Engineering, Platform Operations & Productivity
Core
Own outcomes for Git & Gitaly Operations, Nonlinear Productivity, and Platform Staff to ensure production reliability, measurable productivity improvements, and high-leverage crisis response for GitLab's internal platform.
Role type
Director, Engineering, Platform Operations & Productivity
Builds
GitLab's internal version control infrastructure, software development lifecycle workflows, and ad-hoc high-impact engineering capacity.
Domain
DevSecOps, distributed systems, developer productivity
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
distributed systems design, engineering operations management, incident management, AI-assisted development tooling, people management across multiple functions, context-switching between infrastructure and productivity, staffing strategy for small high-leverage teams
Preferred skills
deep knowledge of GitLab's specific development workflows and platform capabilities
Technologies
Git, Gitaly, AI-assisted development tools
Responsibilities
Own outcomes for Git & Gitaly Operations including hiring and developing the Manager; Own outcomes for Nonlinear Productivity including hiring and developing the Manager; Build and oversee Platform Staff directly; Assess and execute ad-hoc tasks for Platform Staff; Set the technical bar across all three functions by reviewing designs and plans; Build operating rhythms and metrics for predictable function delivery; Represent functions to peer engineering stakeholders and customers.
Seniority
Director, hands-on IC with people management