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Engineering Manager, Security Platform: Authentication

IndiaRemoteFull-time2026-11-10
Remote

Core

Lead and build a team of engineers in Bangalore responsible for user, application, token, and AI agent authentication for GitLab's platform.

Role type

Engineering Manager, Security Platform (Authentication)

Builds

GitLab's authentication and authorization platform (GATE), including OAuth, global identities, and token consolidation.

Domain

DevSecOps, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Cloud Infrastructure

Required skills

Engineering management, hiring and team growth, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), SAML, JSON Web Tokens, Ruby on Rails, Go, production service reliability, incident response, cross-timezone leadership

Preferred skills

Experience building new teams quickly, deep background in identity/security systems

Technologies

OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, JWT, Ruby on Rails, Go, GATE

Responsibilities

Hire and grow senior/intermediate engineers, own delivery of authentication roadmap milestones, coordinate with global security teams, manage production on-call and incident response, build team culture focused on security and code quality.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC leader