GitLab
Manager
Lead GitLab's Geo replication team powering disaster recovery for Self-Managed customers
This is a UK-based, fully remote Engineering Manager role owning Geo — GitLab's tenant-to-tenant replication layer that Self-Managed customers rely on for disaster recovery. You'll lead an India-anchored team, own reliability at four-nines SLOs, and run the on-call rotation. Expect deep technical-management questions on distributed systems, incident ownership, and remote team leadership.
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What this interview tests
- Distributed systems architecture and replication correctness
- Operational excellence at four-nines SLOs
- Remote/distributed team leadership and hiring
- Driving complex technical projects without a dedicated TPM
- AI tooling for team productivity
- Incident management and on-call ownership
Common question themes
Tell me about a time you owned a distributed service at 99.99% SLO — what happened when it slipped
How do you structure a team split across India and EMEA for timezone overlap
Describe a time you had to manage someone out — how did you handle it
How have you used AI tooling on your team, including something that didn't work
Walk through how you'd triage a Geo replication escalation from Support
How do you drive a roadmap without a dedicated TPM
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