Director of Engineering, Database Excellence

📋 Description

• Set direction and long-range plans for the database platform in line with company strategy.
• Own database capacity and availability outcomes for GitLab.com, and communicate database risk to
• Lead and coach three Engineering Managers and develop Staff-plus engineers into leaders.
• Drive cross-division technical decisions using data, partnering with Infrastructure, Product
• Partner with Product to prioritize database platform investments and make infrastructure tradeoffs
• Own the hiring plan, organization design, retention, and performance management for teams across

🎯 Requirements

• Experience leading managers of managers, including coaching newer managers.
• Experience working hands-on with PostgreSQL at scale, including capacity planning, upgrades
• Experience using data to make strategic technical decisions and connect database platform
• Experience supporting software that customers run themselves, or working through the self-managed
• Experience leading backend engineering teams that own production infrastructure, applying site
• Experience communicating clearly in writing in an asynchronous, handbook-first company.

🎁 Benefits

• Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Team Member Resource Groups
• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Growth and Development Fund
• Parental Leave