Engineering Manager, Dedicated Infrastructure

GitLab

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Work type
Remote
Location
Canada
Salary
$152,800–$259,200 / yr
Posted
22 days ago
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This role $206k
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This role pays more than 53% of similar roles. Most pay $166,502–$254,488 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $206k versus about $210k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About GitLab

GitLab is an all-remote software company that develops an AI-powered DevSecOps platform combining source code management, CI/CD, security scanning, and project planning in a single application.

GitLab currently has 53 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $152,800–$238,000 across 49 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Engineering Manager, Dedicated Infrastructure

The Engineering Manager, Dedicated Infrastructure leads the team responsible for building and operating large-scale distributed infrastructure for the GitLab Dedicated hosted software as a service platform. This role involves balancing delivery speed with quality, guiding architecture decisions, and managing team development through recruitment, onboarding, and performance management. Key responsibilities include maintaining 99.9% availability, strengthening security, and automating operations to support multiple tenants at scale. The manager will build self-service platforms and tools for feature implementers while leading incident management and using data to manage technical debt. Required technical skills include experience with fleet management, Terraform, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and automated provisioning for twenty or more clusters. The role also requires proficiency in using artificial intelligence tools to improve team productivity and manage complex distributed projects.

What does a Engineering Manager earn in Remote?

Median $238500 from 39 postings across 20 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Maintain at least 99.9% availability for Dedicated infrastructure while strengthening security and automating operations.
  • Partner with the Product Manager to set priorities and deliver high-quality features at speed.
  • Recruit, onboard, and develop productive team members while providing clear direction and meaningful feedback.
  • Improve platforms and tools to enable feature implementers to manage services through self-service workflows.
  • Lead incident management by resolving issues, managing escalations, and documenting best practices.
  • Use data to prioritize work, quantify impact, and manage technical debt and risk.
  • Demonstrate technical ideas through proofs of concept and AI-assisted approaches to simplify processes.

What we're looking for

  • Track record of building and owning large-scale distributed services with technical depth to guide architecture and 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 and understanding the operational practices to sustain them.
  • Experience using AI tools to improve team productivity.
  • Experience building and managing accountable, high-performing teams, including addressing underperformance and making difficult performance decisions.
  • Ability to lead complex projects to completion without relying on a dedicated Technical Program Manager.
  • Experience leading distributed, remote teams effectively.

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