Director of Engineering, Organizations & Cells
GitLabRemotely
leadershipdistributed systemsmulti cloud
Job Description
📋 Description
- Lead the engineering organization for Cells and Organizations across multiple teams and regions.
- Drive cross-functional initiatives impacting product, infrastructure, and security.
- Scale multi-tenant, cell-based architecture and data residency capabilities.
- Own onboarding, hiring, and development of managers and senior ICs.
- Collaborate asynchronously with teams across time zones to set priorities and cadence.
🎯 Requirements
- Director-level engineering leadership with 25–60+ engineers managed via managers.
- Proven track record delivering multi-quarter infrastructure programs with external dependencies.
- Experience with distributed systems, multi-cloud, and multi-region architectures.
- Strong relational database scaling, data migration at scale, and large-scale incident management.
- Ability to work as a peer to VPs and senior engineers; strong written communication.
🎁 Benefits
- General benefits to support health, finances, and well-being.
- Flexible Paid Time Off; inclusive culture and resource groups.
- Equity compensation and development funds; parental leave.