Engineering Manager, Engineering Productivity
Remote, North America
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An overview of this role
The Engineering Productivity team increases the productivity of GitLab team members and contributors by shortening feedback loops and improving workflow efficiency for GitLab projects. Weâre currently looking for an experienced Engineering Manager with a strong background in developer experience/developer productivity to lead a team of software engineers whose mission is to:
- Constantly improve efficiency for our entire engineering team, to ultimately increase value for our customers.
- Measure what matters: quality of life, efficiency, and toil reduction improvements with quantitative and qualitative measures.
- Build partnerships across organizational boundaries to deliver broad efficiency improvements.
More information can be found on our Team Handbook page.Â
What youâll do Â
- Lead a team of engineers focused on improving development efficiency and streamlining workflows.
- Analyze engineering processes and identify areas for improvement.
- Develop and implement strategies to enhance developer velocity, scalability, and overall team productivity.
- Collaborate with engineering leadership to define and prioritize the Engineering Productivity team's roadmap.
- Manage and maintain developer tooling and infrastructure for optimal performance.
- Identify, evaluate, and implement new tools and technologies to support engineering efficiency
- Track key metrics related to engineering productivity and report on progress and impact.
- Drive a culture of continuous improvement within the engineering organization.
- Conduct performance reviews and career development planning for team members.
- Foster collaboration between the Engineering Productivity team and other engineering teams.
What youâll bringÂ
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering with a strong understanding of development methodologies and best practices.
- 2+ years of experience leading and managing a team.
- Proven track record of identifying and implementing solutions to improve engineering efficiency.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
- Experience with developer tooling and infrastructure is a plus.
- Experience working in a remote environment.
About the team
The Engineering Productivity team comprises Senior, Staff and Principal level engineers distributed worldwide. We collaborate âŚ
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Benefits/PerksAsynchronous work environment Employee Stock Employee stock purchase plan Equity Equity Compensation Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan Flexible paid time off Flexible time off Growth and development budget Growth budget Health support Home office support Incentive pay Paid Time Off Parental leave Remote-first company
Tasks- Analyze processes
- Communication
- Conduct performance reviews
- Develop strategies
- Drive continuous improvement
- Hiring
- Lead engineering team
Analytical Asynchronous Work CI Collaboration Communication Developer experience Developer productivity Developer Tooling DevSecOps Engineering GitLab Infrastructure Interpersonal Leadership Organization Organizational Problem-solving Recruiting Remote work Sales Slack Software Engineering Support engineering Talent Acquisition Zoom
Experience5 years
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