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Engineering Manager, Geo for Self-Managed Customers
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Engineering Manager, Geo for Self-Managed Customers
Senior Engineering Manager: Geo for Self-Managed Customers at GitLab
GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps, enabling organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. Trusted by over 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100, GitLab helps teams ship better, more secure software faster.
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About the Role
We are seeking a Technical Engineering Manager to lead a team building and operating large-scale distributed systems. You'll take ownership of the Geo for Self-Managed Customers team, responsible for the Geo product end-to-end. This innovation sits between raw infrastructure replication and single-object transfer, serving as the critical foundation for disaster recovery strategies relied upon by our customers.
What You’ll Bring to the Team
- A proven track record of leading and owning large-scale distributed services, with deep technical expertise to drive architecture and technical strategy
- Strong experience ensuring operational excellence, having managed systems achieving four-nines (99.99%) SLOs, and maintaining reliability under pressure
- Proficiency in leveraging AI tools to enhance productivity, with lessons learned from both successful implementations and missteps
- A history of building and managing high-performing, accountable teams—including disciplined accountability and alignment initiatives
- Comfort directing complex projects, prioritizing effectively, and delivering outcomes without a dedicated Technical Program Manager
- Track record of effective leadership of distributed and remote teams with success
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead the Geo product roadmap for Self-Managed customers, establishing clear direction in close collaboration with the Product Manager
- Hire and develop a high-performing engineering team (based in India, with future EMEA backend and full-stack hires to enhance timezone coordination)
- Own reliability, correctness, and performance of Geo replication—the critical foundation for disaster recovery in Self-Managed deployments
- Drive bug fixes, API extensions, and new features to the shared Geo codebase, while maintaining strong relationships with Geo Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) across Dedicated Migrations and Resilience teams
- Design and maintain robust processes, including runbooks, guardrails, and reviews, ensuring rigorous but flexible operations
- Ensure high-quality, timely responses to Geo-related escalations from Support and internal partners
- Define, track, and report on delivery and operational metrics, using insights to drive continuous improvements
- Participate in the Incident Management On-call rotation, alongside reliability engineers and development teams, to uphold Geo’s availability goals
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GitLab is committed to supporting professionals at all stages of life. Enjoy perks including:
- Comprehensive health, financial, and well-being benefits
- Flexible Paid Time Off with a sustainable work-life balance
- Team Member Resource Groups enabling inclusion and collaboration
- Equity compensation and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- A Growth & Development Fund to invest in your career
- Generous Parental Leave support
At GitLab, every voice is valued—we celebrate diverse backgrounds and skills. If your experience aligns with most (rather than all) requirements, we welcome your application.
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