Director Of Engineering, Workflows & Runners

GitLab

Remote, US
Base: $230,000 - $285,000 usd; bonus/equity: not s...
Remote
Lead multiple engineering teams
Build scalable multi-tenant distributed systems
Hands-on architecture and code review
The role involves owning the technical vision and roadmap for GitLab's core Workflow and Function Runtime primitives

Job Summary

  • The role involves owning the technical vision and roadmap for GitLab's core Workflow and Function Runtime primitives.
  • Candidates must demonstrate a track record of operating mission-critical services with defined SLOs and robust incident management.
  • GitLab offers flexible paid time off, equity compensation, and a growth and development fund to support full-time employees.

Matching Summary

The role involves owning the technical vision and roadmap for GitLab's core Workflow and Function Runtime primitives.

Salary

Base: $230,000 - $285,000 USD; Bonus/Equity: Not specified but mentioned as available; Benefits: Flexible PTO, Equity Compensation, Growth Fund

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Lead multiple engineering teams
  • Build scalable multi-tenant distributed systems
  • Hands-on architecture and code review
  • Operational excellence with SLOs and incident response
  • Cost optimization for cloud-native environments
  • Kubernetes and modern cloud infrastructure experience

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with function-as-a-service or serverless runtimes
  • Championing GitLab values in team culture
  • Async communication in remote global organization
  • Event-driven and async architectures familiarity

Key Requirements

  • 10+ years professional software engineering experience
  • 4-6+ years in engineering leadership roles
  • Proven experience leading platform or infrastructure services teams

Work Rights

Not specified

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