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Thanks to products like Duo Enterprise, and Duo Workflow, customers get the benefit of AI at every stage of the SDLC. The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier. All team members are encouraged and expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact across our global organisation.

AN OVERVIEW OF THIS ROLE

The Custom Models team is responsible for providing customers with the ability to use their self-hosted and even fine-tuned models for use within the GitLab product and beyond. They will work collaboratively with numerous teams in the AI space to ensure a full lifecycle of evaluating models, fine-tuning models, storage models, deploying models, implementing models as underlying engines behind AI agents, and protecting these models through means of various hosting techniques.
In this role, you will lead the Custom Models team, which is currently made up of 5 Engineers, to build innovative AI solutions tailored to our customers’ needs. You will define processes and best practices as you grow a high-performing team from the ground up. Success in this position requires strong technical skills, managerial experience, and a passion for advancing AI technology.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Manage a team of engineers across multiple disciplines
• Collaborate cross-functionally to gather requirements and deliver customer-focused AI products
• Assist in the architecting of solutions that enable customization of GitLab’s AI models
• Monitor progress, unblock obstacles, and ensure on-time delivery for the team
• Coach and mentor team members to support their professional growth
• Promote a culture of innovation, inclusion, and delivery