An overview of this role
Managers in the engineering department at GitLab see the team as their product. While they are technically credible and know the details of what developers work on, their time is spent hiring a world-class team and putting them in the best position to succeed. They own the delivery of product commitments and are always looking to improve productivity. They must also coordinate across departments to accomplish collaborative goals.
The team is working on supporting GitLab Duo Chat, a feature powered by AI. The team is also responsible for integrating AI features based on 3rd-party integrations, such as Google Vertex AI and Anthropic. This role is a great opportunity for a senior backend engineer with a passion for AI and machine learning. The successful candidate will have the chance to work on exciting AI technologies and contribute to a key feature of GitLab. We look forward to meeting potential candidates and welcoming a new member to our team.
What you’ll do
- Help your developers grow their skills and experience
- Author project plans for epics
- Run agile project management processes
- Conduct code reviews, and make technical contributions to product architecture as well as getting involved in solving bugs and delivering small features
- Actively seek and hire globally-distributed talent
- Conduct managerial interviews for candidates, and train the team to screen candidates
- Contribute to the sense of psychological safety on your team
- Generate and implement process improvements
- Hold regular 1:1's with all members their team
- Foster technical decision making on the team, but make final decisions when necessary
- Author project plans for epics
- Draft quarterly OKRs
- Run agile project management process
- Train engineers to screen candidates and conduct managerial interviews
- Improve product quality, security, and performance
What you’ll bring
- Strong prior managerial experience of more than 3 years
- Exquisite communication: Regularly achieve consensus amongst departments
- Demonstrated experience in a leadership role with current technical experience
- Experience with managing large teams of 10+ engineers
- Experience with VertexAI, Anthropic, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Bard, or Claude, in addition to any experience required by the position's specialty preferred
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- You share our values, and work in accordance with those values
- Experience in a peak performance organization preferred
- Deep Ruby on Rails experience preferred
About the team
What sets us apart? We're not just maintaining; we're evolving. Challenges fuel us – from integrating AI features to revolutionizing debugging and testing processes, each obstacle is an opportunity.
Why should you care? This isn't just a coding gig; it's about shaping the narrative of AI at GitLab. Your success is measured by the impact you make – on code quality, team contributions, and the evolution of GitLab Duo Chat.
Ready to be a key player? Apply now! We're seeking minds like yours to join us in crafting the future of AI at GitLab. Let's innovate and shape the future together!
How GitLab will support you
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 for 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.
The base salary range for this role’s listed level is currently for residents of listed locations only. Grade level and salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, and alignment with market data. See more information on our benefits and equity. Sales roles are also eligible for incentive pay targeted at up to 100% of the offered base salary. Colorado/Washington pay range
$128,800—$248,400 USD
California/New York/New Jersey pay range
$128,800—$276,000 USD
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