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Engineering Manager, SSCS: Supply Chain

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Employer listed it 12 days ago · Added 3 weeks ago

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Work style

Async

Contract

Full-time

Experience

Mid

What the advert says

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Working hours: Comfort working in an asynchronous, documentation-driven organization with clear written communication.
Where you can work from: Location eligibility not confirmed
Contract: How GitLab Supports Full-Time Employees
Experience asked for: Over 3 years of experience guiding backend product engineering teams in security, DevOps, or platform engineering environments.
Pay: Not mentioned in the advert

Remote flexibility

Region Restricted

Remote work is allowed, but only for candidates based in India, Australia, Canada, Israel, United States.

What the employer says

Source listing states candidate location: "Bangalore, India; Remote, Australia; Remote, Canada; Remote, Israel; Remote, United States, India"

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About the role

GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster.

The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software.

* Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under license. Claim based on GitLab data. Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list, published in June 2025. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of GitLab.

An overview of this role

As an Engineering Manager , you’ll guide GitLab’s dedicated Software Supply Chain Security (SSCS) Add-On engineering team as it develops core capabilities including Dependency Firewall, Build Provenance, Malicious Packages detection, and Artifact Signing . This is a founding management role where you’ll help shape how the team works, partner closely with the Staff Backend Engineer, Product Manager, and SSCS stage management, and turn a defined roadmap into steady, high-quality delivery for enterprise customers with strict security and compliance needs. You’ll focus on developing the team, creating a healthy operating rhythm, and establishing predictable execution for the SSCS SKU.

You’ll join a product area where customers in regulated industries are already validating the need, and your work will help GitLab deliver software supply chain security features that customers can rely on. While technical credibility matters, your main focus will be growing a strong backend engineering team, enabling team members in their development, and creating the conditions for long-term delivery and quality.

What you’ll do

Guide a backend engineering team building the SSCS Add-On across dependency enforcement, build provenance, malicious package detection, and artifact signing.

Be responsible for Drive engineering delivery for general availability milestones by aligning sequencing, scope, and dependencies with the Staff Backend Engineer and Product Manager.

Develop the team by partnering with Talent Acquisition on sourcing, interview design, candidate evaluation, and hiring decisions.

Run regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development conversations that enable growth and clear expectations.

Advance engineering quality by monitoring cycle time, defect rates, and test coverage, and by addressing risks early.

Coordinate quarterly planning and roadmap tradeoff discussions with SSCS stage leadership and Product.

Work with Finance and other partners on headcount pacing and team planning as the Add-On scales.

Represent the SSCS Add-On team within stage leadership discussions and help ensure strong communication across functions.

What you’ll bring

Over 3 years of experience guiding backend product engineering teams in security, DevOps, or platform engineering environments.

Ability to hire and grow backend or security engineers in distributed team environments, with practical understanding of the talent landscape for these roles.

Technical credibility to contribute to architecture discussions involving package registries, CI/CD pipeline security, and signing infrastructure.

Experience managing predictable delivery across multi-quarter product roadmaps and managing cross-team dependencies.

Comfort working in an asynchronous, documentation-driven organization with clear written communication.

Familiarity with supply chain security, artifact management, or compliance-focused product areas, or transferable experience from related domains.

Working knowledge of concepts related to frameworks and ecosystems such as SLSA and Sigstore.

Ability to build credibility with engineers, product partners, and customer-facing stakeholders through clear judgment, coaching, and teamwork.

Requirements

·Over 3 years of experience guiding backend product engineering teams in security, DevOps, or platform engineering environments.
·Ability to hire and grow backend or security engineers in distributed team environments, with practical understanding of the talent landscape for these roles.
·Technical credibility to contribute to architecture discussions involving package registries, CI/CD pipeline security, and signing infrastructure.
·Experience managing predictable delivery across multi-quarter product roadmaps and managing cross-team dependencies.
·Comfort working in an asynchronous, documentation-driven organization with clear written communication.

Benefits

·Flexible Paid Time Off
·Team Member Resource Groups
·Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
·Growth and Development Fund

How to apply

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