Engineering Manager, AI Engineering:Agent Foundations
About The Position
The Agent Execution group is focused on running agents securely at scale on GitLab’s Duo Agent platform. Core parts of the development are the integration between agents and our runtime environment as well as how to observe and steer agents while they run. In this role, you will lead a team of 7 experienced engineers to build innovative AI solutions tailored to our customers' needs. You give engineers clarity, remove friction, and coaching needed to build fast and build right. We expect you to be a strong engineer who never stopped caring about the craft. Technical depth isn't optional — it's what makes good engineering decisions possible. You lead because it's where you have the most impact, but you still love building.
Requirements
- 3+ years managing high-performing engineering teams.
- Strong technical background in software development.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management abilities.
- Hands-on experience with agentic AI in software development, and a genuine excitement for where AI is taking the craft.
- Experience with high paced environments, ambiguous requirements and shipping continuously.
- A passion for coaching and developing engineers, with a focus on a positive and inclusive team environment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with building and deploying AI products.
- Familiarity with observability systems and reliability engineering.
- Strong experience in Python, Ruby, Go and / or TypeScript.
Responsibilities
- Lead and inspire a team of experienced engineers across frontend, backend and AI engineering.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with UX and product counterparts to gather requirements and deliver customer-focused AI products
- Participate in technical designs and product development that enable running AI agents at scale while staying engaged in the day-to-day development.
- Monitor progress, unblock obstacles, and ensure on-time delivery for the team.
- Coach and mentor team members to support their professional growth.
- Promote a culture of innovation, curiosity, inclusion, and delivery.
Benefits
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Team Member Resource Groups
- Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Growth and Development Fund
- Parental leave
- Home office support
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
