or apply directly on GitLab's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 26 days GitLab's roles stay open a median of 41 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of GitLab's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at GitLab
- low 0 stale, 9 reposted of 238 open
- Hiring momentum
- 338 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from GitLab's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for GitLab.
About this role
As the Engineering Manager for Database Change Management at GitLab, you will lead a remote backend engineering team focused on maintaining database health and overseeing the migration of GitLab's database system. Your role includes hiring and developing a new engineering cluster in India, balancing operational responsibilities with long-term projects, and ensuring effective communication and collaboration across time zones. You will also coach engineers and represent the team's priorities and risks to senior leadership.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of GitLab as an employer.
What you need
- Engineering management experience leading remote, distributed teams across many time zones
- Production PostgreSQL experience, including capacity planning
- Experience leading a long-horizon platform or infrastructure program
- Hiring and team-building experience, including establishing a new team
- Strong written communication skills
- Experience coaching and developing backend engineers
What you get
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Team Member Resource Groups
- Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Growth and Development Fund
- Parental Leave
Worth weighing
- Role involves managing a large PostgreSQL installation, which may require deep technical involvement
- Position requires balancing operational tasks with long-term projects, which could be challenging
- The team works fully asynchronously, which may affect communication and collaboration dynamics
Summarised from GitLab's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by GitLab on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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