Engineering Manager, DevOps

GitLab Inc.; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

GitLab Inc. in Canada is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a globally distributed team of software engineers.

You will hire, onboard, and mentor engineers, align delivery with product goals, and promote reliable, secure software across frontend and backend systems in a remote, async environment. You’ll guide architecture, maintain code quality, and help optimize delivery pipelines while fostering psychological safety and inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams and providing architectural mentorship.
• Background in enterprise software development and distributed systems.
• Ability to make sound technical decisions with cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities

• Build, mentor, and manage a globally distributed engineering team.
• Hire, onboard, and develop engineers while maintaining high-quality standards.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Distributed systems

Software delivery pipelines

Stakeholder management

Remote collaboration

AI tooling adoption

Communication

Team building

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Git/GitLab

Job description

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 valuesand 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.

An overview of this role

In this role, you'll build, manage, and support a globally distributed engineering team delivering high-quality, reliable platform capabilities and user experiences. You'll hire and onboard talent, guide technical delivery, shape team workflows, and align engineering execution with product management, design, and business goals. Your work will help engineers take responsibility for outcomes, grow continuously, and improve operational and delivery excellence in a remote, asynchronous environment.

What you’ll do

• Build, manage, and mentor a globally distributed engineering team, creating an environment where team members can thrive and advance their careers.
• Hire, onboard, and develop engineers while maintaining high standards for quality, accountability, and psychological safety.
• Partner with product management, product design, and cross-functional engineering teams to align technical direction, shape roadmaps, and deliver against commitments.
• Guide engineers on system architecture, code quality, performance, security, and maintainability across frontend and backend disciplines.
• Manage and refine agile, remote, and asynchronous workflows, maintaining delivery cadence and addressing blockers, backlogs, or delayed execution early.
• Encourage and integrate AI capabilities and modern developer tooling into daily workflows to improve productivity, innovation, and efficiency.
• Conduct regular one-on-ones, provide continuous, actionable feedback, and support career progression through coaching and skill development.
• Maintain visibility into operational health and reliability, participating in system availability and incident management rotations as needed.

What you’ll bring

• Experience managing engineering teams, providing architectural guidance and technical mentorship, and building team accountability.
• A background in enterprise software development, distributed systems, and software delivery pipelines.
• Experience bringing together stakeholders across product, design, engineering, and infrastructure to make sound, timely technical decisions.
• A track record of establishing effective engineering processes, managing delivery execution, and moving work forward in ambiguous or fast-changing situations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience Experience communicating clearly in writing and verbally while collaborating in remote-first, asynchronous, and globally distributed environments.
• A commitment to building inclusive, psychologically safe team cultures where engineers can contribute and raise standards.
• Experience using AI-assisted tools and modern software workflows to improve team velocity and efficiency.

About the team

The Core DevOps team at GitLab owns core repository capabilities, from Git command-line operations to web-based code exploration. Our roadmap includes improvements to existing features, maintainability, accessibility, performance, and workflows for teams using AI-assisted development tools.

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.

Country Hiring Guidelines: GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruiting process.

GitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. GitLab’s policies and practices relating to recruitment, employment, career development and advancement, promotion, and retirement are based solely on merit, regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression), national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, mental or physical disability, genetic information (including family medical history), discharge status from the military, protected veteran status (which includes disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans, and Armed Forces service medal veterans), or any other basis protected by law. GitLab will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. See also GitLab’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law . If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation , please let us know during the recruiting process .