# Engineering Manager, AI Engineering: Chat

**Company:** [GitLab](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/gitlab)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Generative AI, Agentic AI, AI Agents, Software Engineering, frontend engineering, backend engineering, DevSecOps, Observability, test automation, performance engineering, technical architecture, gitlab duo chat
**Posted:** 2026-08-10

> Manages a distributed team building scalable, reliable AI-powered chat capabilities for GitLab Duo across the DevSecOps lifecycle. The role combines people leadership, technical architecture and development, roadmap execution, and hands-on expertise with agentic or generative AI.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

- Manage a team of experienced frontend, backend, and AI engineers delivering GitLab Duo Chat roadmap commitments across the DevSecOps lifecycle.
- Partner with product and UX teams to define requirements and deliver AI features that address customer needs and improve answer quality.
- Participate in technical architecture and development for systems that run AI agents at scale, focusing on reliability, performance, and maintainability.
- Set direction, track milestones, and remove blockers to keep delivery on schedule.
- Coach engineers through feedback, guidance, and development conversations.
- Promote a culture of curiosity, inclusion, accountability, and steady delivery.
- Improve quality, testing, performance, coverage, and observability for AI-powered chat workflows.

## Requirements

- Experience managing engineering teams in a distributed environment and enabling strong execution.
- Strong software engineering foundation and ability to evaluate engineering tradeoffs.
- Hands-on familiarity with agentic AI or generative AI applied to software development workflows.
- Ability to work through ambiguity, changing requirements, and fast-moving product development.
- Clear communication and collaboration across engineering, product, design, and other stakeholders.
- Dedication to coaching engineers and creating an inclusive, constructive team environment.
- Comfort balancing people management with technical involvement in day-to-day development.
- Openness to transferable technical experience aligned with managing AI-powered product teams.

## Benefits

- Flexible paid time off
- Team member resource groups
- Equity compensation and employee stock purchase plan
- Growth and development fund
- Parental leave

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