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full-timeSenior Engineering Manager - Continuous Deployment
Gitlab · Bangalore
GitLab provides an intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps, helping organizations boost developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. The company serves over 50 million registered users and a significant portion of the Fortune 100, and its internal culture emphasizes AI‑augmented workflows, high performance, and continuous knowledge exchange. As a Senior Engineering Manager for Continuous Deployment, you will lead a globally distributed team responsible for building and maintaining GitLab’s Continuous Deployment engine within its AI‑powered DevSecOps platform. Day‑to‑day responsibilities include hiring and developing engineers, setting quality and accountability standards, collaborating with product and cross‑functional engineering teams to shape the roadmap and make architectural decisions, and ensuring reliable, secure, maintainable, and performant delivery. You will encourage the use of AI tools in daily workflows, track milestone progress, identify blockers, and participate in the incident management on‑call rotation to uphold availability targets for GitLab.com. The role suits candidates with proven experience managing engineering teams, deep knowledge of distributed systems and durable workflow execution (state persistence, replay patterns), and hands‑on background in release orchestration, deployment automation, or continuous delivery at scale. Familiarity with Kubernetes deployment patterns, GitOps workflows, progressive delivery strategies (blue/green, canary), policy‑based governance, and event‑driven architectures is essential. Prior experience building or managing teams in early‑stage contexts—defining processes, hiring foundational members, and establishing practices—is also…
Education
- Batch: 2025
- Level: Bachelor's degree
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0-1 year experience eligible.
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 a Senior Engineering Manager, Continuous Deployment at GitLab, you'll build and manage a globally distributed team focused on Continuous Deployment capabilities within GitLab's artificial intelligence-powered DevSecOps platform. You'll hire engineers, shape how the team works, and guide delivery of a reliable product experience for customers. Your team will build a Continuous Deployment engine that goes beyond script execution. It will reconcile live state, coordinate durable workflows, and support artificial intelligence-native governance. You'll align technical direction with customer needs and business goals. Your work will help customers deploy software with greater reliability, safety, and assurance in a remote, asynchronous environment. What you’ll do Build and manage a globally distributed engineering team, creating an environment where team members can do their best work and grow their careers. Hire, onboard, and develop engineers, setting clear expectations for quality and accountability. Partner with product management and cross-functional engineering teams to shape the roadmap, make sound architectural decisions, and deliver against product commitments. Set expectations for reliable, secure, maintainable, and performant delivery, and help the team meet them. Encourage the use of artificial intelligence as a core part of how the team works, with engineers using artificial intelligence tools in their daily workflows to improve efficiency and innovation. Hold regular 1:1s, provide continuous feedback, and support engineers' professional growth through coaching and skill development. Track milestone progress, identify blockers early, and address patterns before they require escalation. Participate in the incident management on-call rotation to help maintain availability targets for GitLab.com. What you’ll bring Experience managing engineering team, including advising on architecture and contributing to technical discussions. Experience with distributed systems and durable workflow execution, including state persistence and replay patterns. Experience building or managing teams working on release orchestration, deployment automation, or continuous delivery at scale. Familiarity with Kubernetes deployment patterns and GitOps workflows, including progressive delivery strategies such as blue/green and canary deployments. Experience with policy-based governance and event-driven architectures in reliable, enterprise-grade delivery systems. Experience building and managing teams in early-stage contexts, including defining processes, hiring foundational team members, and establishing how the team works. Experience working across functions, exercising judgment, and moving work forward in ambiguous or fast-changing situations. Experience communicating clearly in writing and conversation while working effectively in a remote-first, asynchronous environment. About the team The Senior Engineering Manager, Continuous Deployment role is part of GitLab's broader DevOps engineering organization, working on software delivery experiences that help customers ship with assurance. We solve complex deployment challenges in a way that fits GitLab's single-platform approach, with close coordination across product, engineering, and infrastructure. This work brings together platform architecture, delivery reliability, and GitLab's evolving artificial intelligence strategy in a highly visible product area. We work in an all-remote, handbook-first environment and practice transparency, teamwork, and iteration. We focus on creating technology that helps organizations man
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| Role | Senior Engineering Manager - Continuous Deployment |
|---|---|
| Company | Gitlab |
| Location | Bangalore |
| Compensation | Not disclosed |
| Posted | 2026-09-29 |
| Deadline | Rolling |
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- 1ApplicationSubmit your resume through the apply link.
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- 3AssessmentA technical test, assignment, or coding round, depending on the role.
- 4Interview(s)One or more rounds with the hiring team.
- 5OfferOffer letter with compensation and start date.
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0/4Senior Engineering Manager - Continuous Deployment at Gitlab: frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for the Senior Engineering Manager - Continuous Deployment role at Gitlab?
- The listing asks for Bachelor's degree; graduating batches 2025; freshers are welcome.
- What skills does the Senior Engineering Manager - Continuous Deployment role require?
- The listing highlights Kubernetes, AI, Teamwork. Show each of these in a project or past role on your resume.
- What is the salary for this role?
- Gitlab has not stated compensation in the listing. Check the original posting or ask during the application process.
- Is the Senior Engineering Manager - Continuous Deployment position remote, hybrid or onsite?
- The listing marks this role as remote, with Bangalore as the location.
- What is the application deadline?
- Gitlab has not listed a fixed deadline, so apply early in case the opening is filled.
- How do I apply for the Senior Engineering Manager - Continuous Deployment role?
- Use the Apply button on this page. It opens the original listing on job-boards.greenhouse.io, where you submit your application with the company.
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