The opportunity
The Git team is focused on building, maintaining, and providing expertise on the Git version control system. Core work includes upstream development of Git, supporting teams across GitLab, fostering the Git community, and ensuring the long-term viability of the project.
What you'll do
Manage a team of senior and staff engineers working on the Git version: control system and Git-related infrastructure.
Build a team culture where technical rigor, clear accountability, and ownership are the norm.
Drive execution on complex, long-horizon work across performance,: scalability, maintainability, and core Git architecture.
Help the team balance upstream open source development with GitLab product and infrastructure priorities.
Support your engineers’ growth through feedback, mentoring, career development, and stretch opportunities.
Foster strong written communication and asynchronous alignment across a fully distributed team.
What they're looking for
- Partner with downstream teams like Gitaly and other stakeholders who rely on: Git expertise for performance, feature design, and roadmap clarity.
- Represent the team credibly with cross-functional partners and in stakeholder: conversations about Git direction, performance, and scalability.
