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Engineering Manager, Build
GitLab B.V. · 🇬🇧 Remote, United Kingdom · Remote
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About the role
GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster. The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software. * Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under license. Claim based on GitLab data. Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list, published in June 2025. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of GitLab. Summary: Lead the Build team within GitLab Delivery, accountable for the strategy, execution, and operational excellence of the systems that turn GitLab source code into secure, verified, and distributable artifacts for Self-Managed and other delivery targets. The role owns the build platform foundations that make component delivery faster, more consistent, and more self-service for development teams, while ensuring artifacts are reliable for customers to install and operate. Key Responsibilities: • Lead the Build team roadmap across UBT, TUBE, and the broader build platform. • Own delivery of GitLab distributable artifacts, including packages, container images, and cloud marketplace images. • Drive a build-once, deploy-everywhere model across Omnibus, CNG, and future delivery targets. • Lead centralized dependency management and coordinated dependency updates across components. • Ensure supply chain security through SBOMs, provenance, vetted dependencies, and compliant build isolation. • Create self-service onboarding paths with standard CI templates, documentation, and paved paths. • Improve build quality and consistency through unified build environments and validation. • Establish observability, dashboards, and metrics for build pipelines and platform impact. • Partner across Delivery and adjacent teams to unblock onboarding and reduce coordination overhead. What you'll bring: • Proven track record building and owning large-scale distributed services, with the technical depth to dive into architecture and guide the team on technical strategy • Experience in driving operational excellence and you've owned services running at four-nines (99.99%) SLOs and know what it takes to keep them there • Experience leveraging AI tooling to boost team productivity, with real lessons learned from both wins and missteps • A history of building and managing high-performing, accountable team cultures, including managing out when necessary • Comfort driving complex projects to completion without relying on a dedicated TPM • Experience leading distributed and remote teams effectively How GitLab Supports Full-Time Employees • Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being • Flexible Paid Time Off • Team Member Resource Groups • Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan • Growth and Development Fund • Parental Leave Please note that we welcome interest from candidates