GitLab Engineering values clear, concise, transparent, asynchronous, and frequent communication. Here are our most important modes of communication:
- GitLab Issue Tracker: Please use confidential issues for topics that should only be visible to team members at GitLab.
- Everything starts with a Merge Request: The most effective way to change to the company is to make a proposal in the form of a merge request to the handbook and assign it to the DRI.
- Engineering Management Issue Board: For observability into what Eric Johnson and his management team are working on.
- Engineering Management Staff Meeting: Eric Johnson and his direct reports conduct a staff meeting every Wednesday at 9am PST. Anyone at GitLab is welcome to attend and contribute to the agenda.
- Week-in-Review document: Every week a reminder is sent to the #eng-week-in-review Slack channel to read the latest update.
- VPE Office Hours: Each week Eric Johnson holds open office hours on Zoom for questions, feedback, and handbook changes. It’s typically Thursdays for 1 hour and alternates between EMEA and APAC-friendly timeslots. See Eric’s calendar for current times.