Engineering Manager, Build

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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 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 qua