The Engineering Leadership becomes a cross-discipline management. For example, a Senior Engineering Manager could manage Backend Engineering Managers, Frontend Engineering Managers, and Fullstack Engineering Managers.
The Senior Engineering Manager, Development role extends the Frontend Engineering Manager, Backend Engineering Manager, and Fullstack Engineering Manager roles.
The Senior Engineering Manager, Development is a grade 9.
The Director of Development role extends the Senior Engineering Manager role.
The Director, Development is a grade 10.
The Distinguished Engineer is a grade 10.
The Distinguished Engineer role extends the Staff Frontend Engineer and the Staff Backend Engineer roles as the individual equivalent of a Director, Engineering.
The Senior Director, Development role extends the Director, Development role. This role is defined by the functional area(s) the person manages.
The Senior Director, Development is a grade 11.
The Engineering Fellow role extends the Distinguished Engineer role and is the individual contributor equivalent of a VP of Engineering.
The Engineering Fellow is a grade 12.
The VP of Development is a grade 12. This role extends the Senior Director, Development role. It expands the role to cover full functional and product capabilities at GitLab.
Candidates for this position can generally expect the hiring process to follow the order below. Note that as candidates indicate preference or aptitude for one or more specialties, the hiring process will be adjusted to suit. Please keep in mind that candidates can be declined from the position at any stage of the process. To learn more about someone who may be conducting the interview, find their job title on our team page.
The Chief Technology Officer is a grade 12.
Candidates for this position can generally expect the hiring process to follow the order below. Note that as candidates indicate preference or aptitude for one or more specialties, the hiring process will be adjusted to suit. Please keep in mind that candidates can be declined from the position at any stage of the process. To learn more about someone who may be conducting the interview, find their job title on our team page.
For more details on the engineering career ladders, please review the engineering career development handbook page.
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