Engineering Manager SSCS Supply Chain
GitLab is an AI-powered DevSecOps platform that unifies the entire software development lifecycle into a single application. It helps development, security, and operations teams to collaborate and deliver software more efficiently, with security integrated at every step. The platform is trusted by millions of users and a majority of the Fortune 100.
About GitLab Inc.
GitLab is a comprehensive, AI-powered DevSecOps platform that streamlines the entire software delivery process by unifying the development lifecycle into a single application. It integrates source code management, CI/CD, security, and monitoring to help teams build, secure, and operate software more efficiently. Key features include automated security scans built into the development pipeline and AI-driven tools like GitLab Duo for code suggestions and chat, which enhance developer productivity. GitLab serves a diverse client base, from startups and open-source projects to large enterprises, including over half of the Fortune 100. The platform aims to reduce complexity, accelerate delivery cycles, and strengthen security and compliance for its users.
Skills
About the Role
You will lead a backend engineering team building Software Supply Chain Security Add-On capabilities, including dependency enforcement, build provenance, malicious package detection, and artifact signing. You will align delivery milestones, scope, sequencing, and dependencies with engineering and product partners. You will hire and develop engineers, run regular performance and career conversations, monitor quality metrics, coordinate quarterly planning, and support headcount and team planning.
Requirements
- Over 3 years of experience leading backend product engineering teams in security, DevOps, or platform engineering environments.
- Ability to hire and develop backend or security engineers in distributed team environments.
- Technical credibility in architecture discussions involving package registries, CI/CD pipeline security, and signing infrastructure.
- Experience managing predictable delivery across multi-quarter product roadmaps and cross-team dependencies.
- Ability to work asynchronously in a documentation-driven organization with clear written communication.
- Familiarity with supply chain security, artifact management, compliance-focused product areas, or related domains.
- Working knowledge of SLSA and Sigstore.
- Ability to build credibility with engineers, product partners, and customer-facing stakeholders through coaching and collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Lead a backend engineering team building Software Supply Chain Security Add-On capabilities.
- Drive engineering delivery for general-availability milestones by aligning sequencing, scope, and dependencies.
- Partner with Talent Acquisition on sourcing, interview design, candidate evaluation, and hiring decisions.
- Run regular one-to-ones, performance reviews, and career development conversations.
- Monitor cycle time, defect rates, and test coverage, and address risks early.
- Coordinate quarterly planning and roadmap trade-off discussions.
- Work with Finance and partners on headcount pacing and team planning.
- Represent the SSCS Add-On team in stage leadership discussions and maintain cross-functional communication.
Benefits
- Health, financial, and well-being benefits.
- Flexible paid time off.
- Team Member Resource Groups.
- Equity compensation and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Parental leave.
