Summary:Lead the Build team withountable for the strategy, execution, and operational excellence of the systems that turn GitLab source code into secure, verified, and distributable artifacts for Self-Managed and other delivery targets. The role owns the build platform foundations that make component delivery faster, more consistent, and more self-service for development teams, while ensuring artifacts are reliable for customers to install and operate.Key Responsibilities:Lead the Build team roadmap across UBT, TUBE, and the broader build platform.Own delivery of GitLab distributable artifacts, including packages, container images, and cloud marketplace images.Drive a build-once, deploy-everywhere model across Omnibus, CNG, and future delivery targets.Lead centralized dependency management and coordinated dependency updates across components.Ensure supply chavenance, vetted dependencies, and compliant build isolation.Create self-service onboarding paths with standard CI templates, documentation, and paved paths.Improve build quality and consistency through unified build environments and validation.Establish observability, dashboards, and metrics for build pipelines and platform impact.Partner across Delivery and adjacent teams to unblock onboarding and reduce coordination overhead.What you'll bring:Proven track record building and owning large-scale distributed services, with the technical depth to dive into architecture and guide the team on technical strategyExperience in driving operational excellence and you've owned services running at four-nines (99.99%) SLOs and know what it takes to keep them thereExperience leveraging AI tooling to boost team productivity, with real lessons learned from both wins and misstepsA history of building and managing high-performing, accountable team cultures, including managing out when necessaryComfort driving complex projects to completion without relying on a dedicated TPMExperience leading distributed and remote teams effectivelyHow GitLab Supports Full-Time EmployeesBenefits to support your health, finances, and well-beingFlexible Paid Time OffTeam Member Resource GroupsEquity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase PlanGrowth and Development FundParental Leave
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