Director of Engineering, Database Excellence
Core
Lead the Database Excellence stage to set direction, ensure capacity and availability, and drive long-range platform decisions for GitLab's application datastores.
Role type
Director of Engineering (Database Platform)
Builds
GitLab.com, self-managed GitLab, and GitLab Dedicated application datastores
Domain
SaaS / Database Infrastructure
Required skills
Leading managers of managers, PostgreSQL at scale, strategic data-driven decision making, self-managed software support, backend engineering leadership, SRE practices, global remote team leadership
Preferred skills
Redis, ClickHouse, OpenSearch, object storage, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Terraform, Chef, managed database services, FinOps, AI-assisted engineering workflows
Responsibilities
Set direction and long-range plans for the database platform, own database capacity and availability outcomes, lead and coach Engineering Managers and Staff-plus engineers, drive cross-division technical decisions, partner with Product to prioritize investments, own hiring and organization design, manage engineering KPIs and budget, serve as escalation point for incidents
Seniority
Director, hands-on leadership
