Distinguished Engineer, Agentic SDLC & Non‑Linear Productivity

Overview

Distinguished Engineer focused on pioneering and scaling autonomous, agentic SDLC capabilities across GitLab.

What you'll do

• Define and continuously refine a company-wide technical vision for autonomous, agentic SDLC.
• Identify and prioritize non-linear productivity opportunities across the SDLC.
• Translate ambiguous problem spaces into concrete, iterable roadmaps with Product, AI/ML, and Architecture teams.
• Lead hands-on experiments and prototypes for autonomous engineering workflows (e.g., autonomous MR authoring and test triage).
• Design and implement reference architectures with safety guardrails, observability, and human-in-the-loop controls.
• Develop evaluation frameworks and select internal use cases as pathfinders through adoption and metrics.
• Mentor senior engineers and serve as an escalation point for complex technical decisions related to agentic workflows.

What you'll need

• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• 4+ years in a Staff, Principal, or equivalent senior technical leadership role.
• Deep expertise in AI/ML systems, including large language models and agentic frameworks.
• Proven record leading hands-on technical experimentation with evaluation frameworks and benchmarks.
• Strong background in scalable, multi-tenant distributed systems (observability and operational resilience).
• Experience designing human-in-the-loop controls, safety guardrails, and responsible AI practices for production systems.

Details

• Role location includes Remote positions in Canada, Poland, United Kingdom, and United States.
• United States base salary range: $250,000–$349,000 USD for the listed level.