An overview of this role

The Engineering Productivity team increases the productivity of GitLab team members and contributors by shortening feedback loops and improving workflow efficiency for GitLab projects. We’re currently looking for an experienced Engineering Manager with a strong background in developer experience/developer productivity to lead a team of software engineers whose mission is to:

• Constantly improve efficiency for our entire engineering team, to ultimately increase value for our customers.
• Measure what matters: quality of life, efficiency, and toil reduction improvements with quantitative and qualitative measures.
• Build partnerships across organizational boundaries to deliver broad efficiency improvements.

More information can be found on our Team Handbook page. 

What you’ll do  

• Lead a team of engineers focused on improving development efficiency and streamlining workflows.
• Analyze engineering processes and identify areas for improvement.
• Develop and implement strategies to enhance developer velocity, scalability, and overall team productivity.
• Collaborate with engineering leadership to define and prioritize the Engineering Productivity team’s roadmap.
• Manage and maintain developer tooling and infrastructure for optimal performance.
• Identify, evaluate, and implement new tools and technologies to support engineering efficiency
• Track key metrics related to engineering productivity and report on progress and impact.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement within the engineering organization.
• Conduct performance reviews and career development planning for team members.
• Foster collaboration between the Engineering Productivity team and other engineering teams.

What you’ll bring 

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering with a strong understanding of development methodologies and best practices.
• 2+ years of experience leading and managing a team.
• Proven track record of identifying and implementing solutions to improve engineering efficiency.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
• Experience with developer tooling and infrastructure is a plus.
• Experience working in a remote environment.

About the team

The Engineering Productivity team comprises Senior, Staff and Principal level engineers distributed worldwide. We collaborate on Slack, GitLab and Zoom daily to drive our mission forward. 

The team’s primary focus in FY25 is pipeline improvement and we aim to improve master pipeline stability to 99% and reduce MR pipeline duration to 15 minutes. We will collaborate with Test Platform to reduce flaky tests and resolve test environment issues to systematically improve CI pipelines. We’d also like to iterate on productivity metrics, ensuring they are actionable and adaptable, with the help of a quarterly engineering productivity survey. We will also focus on GDK performance and supportability.

How GitLab will support you

• Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
• All remote, asynchronous work environment
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Team Member Resource Groups
• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Growth and development budget 
• Parental leave 
• Home office support

Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you’re excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.