Vice President of Engineering, DevOps Engineering

GitLab is seeking a Vice President of Engineering to oversee a globally distributed engineering organization at the center of its product and platform strategy. This VP will help shape how GitLab builds the future of an AI-powered DevSecOps platform, partnering closely with executive stakeholders to align engineering direction with company priorities. The role requires technical depth, sound judgment in complex engineering environments, and a track record of building and scaling systems, teams, and product delivery.

• Experience leading large engineering organizations across multiple product areas in a distributed environment, including leadership through Directors and Senior Managers. • Strong technical credibility with the ability to engage senior ICs and leaders on architecture, engineering quality, reliability, and system design tradeoffs. • Background building scalable frontend platforms or large-scale user-facing systems, alongside backend or infrastructure experience. • Direct experience modernizing a monolithic application into modular, independently deployable architecture in production. • Experience developing or scaling a design system that acts as a reliable contract between platform and product teams. • Familiarity with AI-powered product development or integrating AI into developer workflows. • Ability to operate effectively in a remote-first, asynchronous, documentation-heavy culture.