Tenant Scale Group

Information about the Tenant Scale Group

Mission

Ensure the viability of GitLab’s multi-tenant platforms.

Vision

Build GitLab’s next generation multi-tenant, horizontally scalable SaaS platform, and the logical application container to enable customers to move across GitLab’s platforms as their needs evolve.

Team Members

Group Leads

Name Role
Gerardo "Gerir" Lopez-FernandezGerardo "Gerir" Lopez-Fernandez Engineering Fellow, Infrastructure
Kamil TrzcińskiKamil Trzciński Senior Distinguished Engineer, Ops and Core Platform
Steve XuerebSteve Xuereb Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Tenant Scale
Thong KuahThong Kuah Principal Engineer, Tenant Scale
Rémy CoutableRémy Coutable Principal Engineer, Tenant Scale
Nick NguyenNick Nguyen Senior Engineering Manager, Tenant Scale

Geo

Name Role
Lucie ZhaoLucie Zhao Manager, Engineering
Chloé FonsChloé Fons Backend Engineer
Douglas Barbosa AlexandreDouglas Barbosa Alexandre Staff Backend Engineer
Ian BaumIan Baum Senior Backend Engineer
Michael KozonoMichael Kozono Staff Backend Engineer
Natanael SilvaNatanael Silva Backend Engineer
Scott MurrayScott Murray Backend Engineer
Victor PrêtéVictor Prêté Backend Engineer
Zack CuddyZack Cuddy Staff Frontend Engineer

Organizations

Name Role
Matt AndrewsMatt Andrews Engineering Manager
Aakriti GuptaAakriti Gupta Senior Backend Engineer, Organizations
Abdul WadoodAbdul Wadood Senior Backend Engineer, Organizations
Alex PooleyAlex Pooley Staff Backend Engineer, Organizations
Backend EngineerBackend Engineer Backend Engineer, Organizations
Drew BlessingDrew Blessing Senior Backend Engineer, Organizations
Peter HegmanPeter Hegman Senior Frontend Engineer, Organizations
Rutger WesselsRutger Wessels Senior Backend Engineer, Organizations
Shubham KumarShubham Kumar Backend Engineer, Organizations
Shane MaglangitShane Maglangit Fullstack Engineer, Organizations
Tim McCarthyTim McCarthy Backend Engineer, Organizations

Cells Infrastructure

Name Role
Aaron RichterAaron Richter Site Reliability Engineer, Cells Infrastructure
Bojan MarjanovićBojan Marjanović Senior Backend Engineer, Cells Infrastructure
David LeachDavid Leach Site Reliability Engineer, Cells Infrastructure
Gregorius MarcoGregorius Marco Backend Engineer, Durability
Jen-Shin LinJen-Shin Lin Senior Backend Engineer, Cells Infrastructure
Kamil TrzcińskiKamil Trzciński Senior Distinguished Engineer, Ops and Core Platform
Rémy CoutableRémy Coutable Principal Engineer, Tenant Scale
Sami HiltunenSami Hiltunen Staff Backend Engineer, Cells Infrastructure
Sangwoo HanSangwoo Han Backend Engineer, Cells Infrastructure
Tarun KhandelwalTarun Khandelwal Site Reliability Engineer, Cells Infrastructure
Thong KuahThong Kuah Principal Engineer, Tenant Scale
Tomasz SkorupaTomasz Skorupa Senior Backend Engineer, Cells Infrastructure
Vladimir GlafirovVladimir Glafirov Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Cells Infrastructure

Resources

Projects

  1. Cells and Organizations project

Requests for Help

We have a process for Requesting For Help from the Tenant Scale Group, please see process

Operating System

The Group Tenant Scale Operating System serves as our team’s central framework for consistent, effective, low-friction engineering management practices.

Cells and Organizations
This is the handbook page for the Cells project. Cells is one of the top priorities for FY2025, with the goal of providing additional scalability for GitLab.com. This handbook page contains the project information such as the project plan, roadmap, workstreams, DRIs, stakeholders, and communication channels. It also has links to important documentation such as the Cells design blueprints.
Cells Infrastructure Team
Information about the Cells Infrastructure Team
Geo and Disaster Recovery
Information about the Geo Team
Git Team
Mission statement The Git team is responsible for building, maintaining and providing expertise on …
Gitaly Team
What is Gitaly? The Gitaly team is responsible for building and maintaining systems to ensure that …
Group Tenant Scale - Operating System
The Group Tenant Scale Operating System serves as our team's central framework for consistent, effective, low-friction engineering management practices.
Organizations Team
Information about the Organizations team
Tenant Scale Group
Requesting For Help from the Tenant Scale Group
Tenant Services Team
Information about the Tenant Services Team
Last modified November 24, 2025: Adds Cells infrastructure workflow details (1b656af9)
View page source - Edit this page - please contribute. Creative Commons License