Demo architect or Demonstration architects are the trusted advisors to the Solutions Architect team. Demo architects owns creation, maintenance and enablement of delivery of customized customer facing demos, workshops and other customer facing collateral. Demo Architects are critical in scaling pre-sales functions across the organization and delivering customer revenue.

This is a cross functional role that collaborates with Solutions Architects, IT Systems Engineering, and Marketing to make sure a central repository of all the content is curated, maintained and made visible at a regular cadence.

What you’ll do

• DRI for a central repository for all demo collaterals as the single source of truth for demos, workshops and hands on labs.
• Seek regular feedback from and provide updates to SA Leadership on the demo needs of the organization.
• Communicate updates and demo architecture roadmaps to the SA organization on at least a quarterly basis.
• Collaborate with the it-systems-engineering team to ensure GitLab instances are configured and available for demonstrations and workshops.
• Ensure systems contain reliable, current data for repeatability in storytelling.

What you’ll bring

• Basic/intermediate knowledge of software development lifecycle
• Basic/intermediate knowledge of the entire GitLab application
• Basic understanding of continuous integration, continuous deployment, and cloud-native technology
• Experience with modern development practices strongly preferred, including Kubernetes, Docker, Package Management, Application Security (SAST, DAST), Cloud infrastructure, and serverless
• Excellent time management and self-organization skills while performing a wide range of tasks and quickly pivoting to respond to higher priorities
• Ability to use GitLab
• Ability to travel if needed and comply with the company’s travel policy

How GitLab will support you

• Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
• All remote, asynchronous work environment
• Unlimited PTO (paid time off)
• Team Member Resource Groups
• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Growth and development budget 
• Parental leave
• Home office support

Hiring process

Candidates can expect the hiring process to follow the order below. Please keep in mind that candidates can be declined from the position at any stage of the process. To learn more about someone who may be conducting the interview, find their job title on our team page.

Individual Contributor Hiring Process

• Selected candidates will be invited to schedule a screening call with our Global Recruiters.
• Next, candidates will be invited to schedule a first interview with the SA team Manager or Director.
• Candidates may be invited to schedule an interview with a Demo Architect peer or other SA team Manager or Director.
• Then, candidates will be required to deliver a demo of GitLab to a panel of Customer Success attendees using the Demo Guide.
• Candidates may be invited to additional interviews.
• Successful candidates will be made an offer after references are verified.

Additional details about our process can be found on our hiring page.

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.