Director, Engineering

Directors in Engineering at GitLab see their team as their product. While they are technically credible and know the details of what engineers work on, their time is spent safeguarding their team’s health, hiring a world-class team, and putting them in the best position to succeed. They own the delivery of product commitments and are always looking to improve productivity. They must also coordinate across departments to accomplish collaborative goals. Directors will often be given ambiguous ill-defined problems with the implicit goal of gaining clarity and driving execution/direction.

Job Grade

The Director, Engineering is a grade 10.

Responsibilities

• Prioritization of hiring efforts to focus on areas of most need and quickly recruit top engineering talent
• Motivate and communicate across multiple levels of their department
• Have successful peer partnerships with other department leaders in Engineering, and cross-functionally (Product Management, sales, marketing, alliances, etc)
• Provide a consistent/successful interface between Engineering Development and Product Management
• Development, measurement, and management of key metrics for group’s performance
• Drive high throughput
• Standardize the development process where needed, allow local differences where advantageous

Levels

• Senior Engineering Manager
• Director, Engineering
• Senior Director, Engineering
• VP, Development

Performance Indicators

• Hiring Actual vs. Plan
• Team/Group MR Rate
• Team/Group Review To Merge Time (RTMT)
• Handbook Update Frequency

Hiring Process

Candidates for this position can generally expect the hiring process to follow the order below. Note that as candidates indicate preference or aptitude for one or more specialties, the hiring process will be adjusted to suit. Please keep in mind that candidates can be declined from the position at any stage of the process. To learn more about someone who may be conducting the interview, find their job title on our team page.

• Selected candidates will be invited to schedule a 30 minute screening call with one of our Technical Recruiters
• Next, candidates will be invited to schedule a 60 minute first interview with a VP of Development
• Next, candidates will be invited to schedule a 45 minute second interview with a Director, Engineering
• Next, candidates will be invited to schedule a 45 minute third interview with another member of the Engineering team
• Next, candidates will be invited to schedule a 45 minute fourth interview with a member of the Product team
• Next, candidates will be invited to schedule a 45 minute fifth interview with the Chief Technology Officer
• Finally, candidates may be asked to schedule a 50 minute final interview with our CEO
• Successful candidates will subsequently be made an offer via email

Additional details about our process can be found on our hiring page.

 

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About GitLab

GitLab is an open core software company that develops the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps Platform, used by more than 100,000 organizations. Our mission is to enable everyone to contribute to and co-create the software that powers our world. When everyone can contribute, consumers become contributors, significantly accelerating the rate of human progress. This mission is integral to our culture, influencing how we hire, build products, and lead our industry. We make this possible at GitLab by running our operations on our product and staying aligned with our values. Learn more about Life at GitLab. Thanks to products like Duo Enterprise, and Duo Workflow, customers get the benefit of AI at every stage of the SDLC. The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier. All team members are encouraged and expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact across our global organisation.

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