Developer Experience

Developer Experience is a newly formed group, born from the strategic merger of the Engineering Productivity team and the Test Platform sub-department. This exciting combination allows us to take a holistic approach to delivering cutting-edge Platform capabilities.

Mission

Our mission is to empower developers to focus on innovation, build, and deliver high-quality products to our customers. We aim to achieve this through:

  1. State-of-the-art developer tooling
  2. Robust and reliable test infrastructure
  3. Data-driven analysis for informed decision-making
  4. Streamlined release governance
  5. Comprehensive performance validation

Team Structure

Infrastructure Platforms Department structure is documented here.

Developer Experience group structure

graph TD
    DE[Developer Experience group]
    click DE "/handbook/engineering/infrastructure-platforms/developer-experience"

    DE --> DA[Development Analytics]
    click DA "handbook/engineering/infrastructure-platforms/developer-experience"
    DE --> DT[Developer Tooling]
    click DT "/handbook/engineering/infrastructure-platforms/developer-experience/developer-tooling-team"
    DE --> FR[Feature Readiness]
    click FR "handbook/engineering/infrastructure-platforms/developer-experience"
    DE --> PE[Performance Enablement]
    click PE "handbook/engineering/infrastructure-platforms/developer-experience"
    DE --> TG[Test Governance]
    click TG "handbook/engineering/infrastructure-platforms/developer-experience"

Team Members

Management team

Name Role
Vincy WilsonVincy Wilson Director, Test Platform
Abhinaba GhoshAbhinaba Ghosh Engineering Manager, Test Platform, Development Analytics
Kev KlossKev Kloss Frontend Engineer
Ksenia KolpakovaKsenia Kolpakova Engineering Manager, Test Platform, Test Engineering
Kassandra SvobodaKassandra Svoboda Manager, Quality Engineering, Core Platform & SaaS Platform
Nao HashizumeNao Hashizume Backend Engineer, Engineering Productivity
Peter LeitzenPeter Leitzen Staff Backend Engineer, Engineering Productivity

Individual contributors

The following people are members of the Development Analytics group:

Name Role
Abhinaba GhoshAbhinaba Ghosh Engineering Manager, Test Platform, Development Analytics
Andrejs CunskisAndrejs Cunskis Senior Software Engineer in Test, Development Analytics
Chloe LiuChloe Liu Staff Software Engineer in Test, Development Analytics
Dan DavisonDan Davison Staff Software Engineer in Test, Development Analytics
David DieulivolDavid Dieulivol Senior Backend Engineer, Development Analytics
Ievgen ChernikovIevgen Chernikov Senior Software Engineer in Test, Development Analytics
Jennifer LiJennifer Li Senior Backend Engineer, Development Analytics
Mark LapierreMark Lapierre Senior Software Engineer in Test, Development Analytics

The following people are members of the Developer Tooling group:

Name Role
Vincy WilsonVincy Wilson Director, Test Platform
Abhinaba GhoshAbhinaba Ghosh Engineering Manager, Test Platform, Development Analytics
Kev KlossKev Kloss Frontend Engineer
Ksenia KolpakovaKsenia Kolpakova Engineering Manager, Test Platform, Test Engineering
Kassandra SvobodaKassandra Svoboda Manager, Quality Engineering, Core Platform & SaaS Platform
Nao HashizumeNao Hashizume Backend Engineer, Engineering Productivity
Peter LeitzenPeter Leitzen Staff Backend Engineer, Engineering Productivity

The following people are members of the Feature Readiness group:

Name Role
Kassandra SvobodaKassandra Svoboda Manager, Quality Engineering, Core Platform & SaaS Platform
Andy HohennerAndy Hohenner Senior Software Engineer in Test, SaaS Platforms:US Public Sector Services
Brittany WilkersonBrittany Wilkerson Senior Software Engineer in Test, Dedicated:Environment Automation
Jim BaumgardnerJim Baumgardner Software Engineer in Test, SaaS Platforms:US Public Sector Services
John McDonnellJohn McDonnell Senior Software Engineer in Test, Systems:Gitaly
Nivetha PrabakaranNivetha Prabakaran Software Engineer in Test, Dev:Manage
Richard ChongRichard Chong Senior Software Engineer in Test, Test Engineering, Fulfillment section
Sanad LiaquatSanad Liaquat Staff Software Engineer in Test, Test and Tools Infrastructure
Sofia VistasSofia Vistas Senior Software Engineer in Test, Test and Tools Infrastructure
Vishal PatelVishal Patel Software Engineer in Test, Core Platform:Systems

The following people are members of the Performance Enablement group:

Name Role
Kassandra SvobodaKassandra Svoboda Manager, Quality Engineering, Core Platform & SaaS Platform
Andy HohennerAndy Hohenner Senior Software Engineer in Test, SaaS Platforms:US Public Sector Services
Brittany WilkersonBrittany Wilkerson Senior Software Engineer in Test, Dedicated:Environment Automation
Jim BaumgardnerJim Baumgardner Software Engineer in Test, SaaS Platforms:US Public Sector Services
John McDonnellJohn McDonnell Senior Software Engineer in Test, Systems:Gitaly
Nivetha PrabakaranNivetha Prabakaran Software Engineer in Test, Dev:Manage
Richard ChongRichard Chong Senior Software Engineer in Test, Test Engineering, Fulfillment section
Sanad LiaquatSanad Liaquat Staff Software Engineer in Test, Test and Tools Infrastructure
Sofia VistasSofia Vistas Senior Software Engineer in Test, Test and Tools Infrastructure
Vishal PatelVishal Patel Software Engineer in Test, Core Platform:Systems

The following people are members of the Test Governance group:

Name Role
Ksenia KolpakovaKsenia Kolpakova Engineering Manager, Test Platform, Test Engineering
Désirée ChevalierDésirée Chevalier Senior Software Engineer in Test, Dev:Plan
Harsha MuralidharHarsha Muralidhar Senior Software Engineer in Test, Govern
Jay McCureJay McCure Senior Software Engineer in Test, Dev:Create
Joy RoodnickJoy Roodnick Software Engineer in Test, Test Engineering, Verify:Runner group, Fulfillment section
Tiffany ReaTiffany Rea Senior Software Engineer in Test, CI:Verify
Valerie BurtonValerie Burton Senior Software Engineer in Test, Test Engineering, Fulfillment section
Will MeekWill Meek Senior Software Engineer in Test, Secure

Developer Tooling team
The Developer Tooling team enables all GitLab contributors to efficiently deliver results for customers by providing stable and performant software development tools, such as the GitLab Development Kit.
Development Analytics Group
Development Analytics Group under Developer Experience Stage
Performance Enablement
Performance Enablement team within Developer Experience sub-department