Engineering Manager – Dedicated Infrastructure

GitLab

. Lead GitLab's Dedicated Infrastructure team, combining hands-on technical leadership with team development .

Posted 10/5/2026full-timeRemote • United States, CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 $152,800 - $259,200 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading large-scale distributed services with a focus on maintaining high availability and security. Proven ability to build and manage high-performing teams while leveraging AI tools to enhance productivity and streamline operations.

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Large-Scale Distributed ServicesTerraformAmazon Web Services (AWS)99.99% Availability Service-Level Objectives (SLOs)Team Development and Leadership

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Hard Skills

Technical LeadershipArchitecture EvaluationAutomated ProvisioningIncident ManagementData-Driven Decision Making

Soft Skills

Team DirectionFeedback ProvisionPerformance ManagementProject LeadershipCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

GitLabAI ToolsFleet Management

Industry Keywords

Operational PracticesService-Level ObjectivesSelf-Service Production Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead GitLab's Dedicated Infrastructure team, combining hands-on technical leadership with team development
Partner with the Product Manager to set priorities and deliver with quality and speed
Maintain at least 99.9% availability for Dedicated infrastructure, strengthen security, and automate operations to support more tenants at scale
Provide team direction and meaningful feedback while building shared ownership of development and operations
Improve platforms and tools to enable self-service production management
Recruit, onboard, and develop team members
Lead by example with proofs of concept and AI-assisted approaches; simplify processes and automate repetitive work
Model incident management, lead resolution and escalation, and document and teach best practices
Use data to prioritize work, quantify impact, manage risk and technical debt, and explain technical trade-offs to stakeholders

Requirements

What you’ll need

A track record of building and owning large-scale distributed services, with the technical depth to evaluate architecture and guide technical strategy
Experience with fleet management, Terraform, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and automated provisioning at a scale of 20 or more clusters
Experience owning services with 99.99% availability service-level objectives (SLOs), and an understanding of the operational practices needed to sustain them
Experience using AI tools to improve team productivity, with lessons learned from both successes and missteps
Experience building and managing accountable, high-performing teams, including addressing underperformance and making difficult performance decisions when needed
Ability to lead complex projects to completion without relying on a dedicated Technical Program Manager
Experience leading distributed, remote teams effectively

Benefits

Comp & perks

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