Sabrina Farmer

Sabrina Farmer

Leading the technology platform strategy and business growth vision for world-class software solutions through organizational leadership, managing change, and driving teams to delivery

GitLabSan Francisco Bay Area

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Experience28+ Years
LevelCXO

Executive Overview

I've worked in Silicon Valley since 1997 and have had the opportunity to develop the ability to lead and significantly impact a global organization through my expertise in systems engineering, infrastructure development, team leadership, change management, and innovative business growth strategies. With my vast experience and deep understanding of the tech sector, I can provide valuable insights and guidance to drive the exponential growth of your enterprise or consumer technology business. My strategic thinking, combined with the ability to navigate complex global markets, can help your team identify new opportunities for workforce expansion and technological innovation. Moreover, I can leverage my extensive network to establish valuable partnerships that can further accelerate a company's growth trajectory. Through strong leadership skills, I can inspire and motivate your employees to achieve higher levels of performance while fostering an inclusive culture within the organization. Additionally, I possess exceptional problem-solving abilities which allow me to effectively address challenges faced by the entire business and implement creative solutions. Overall, by employing my organizational leadership skills and growth strategies, I have the power to transform businesses by propelling them toward success in today's competitive marketplace. My Top skills include: • Building ultra-scalable and highly reliable software systems and enterprise solutions that foster transformational business growth and enable revenue consistency for consumer products and services with billion-user audiences. • Creating innovative programs that drive digital transformation and result in improvements to the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of software products and services, while managing capacity and performance. • Developing the strategic direction, workforce plan, organizational structure, and team culture for each product group, then working cross-functionally to guide product leaders to build reliable and durable technology solutions. Thanks for viewing my profile. Please feel comfortable to reach out and connect!

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • Feb 2024–Present· 2 yrs 7 mos
    • Board MemberCurrent
      Feb 2024–Present
  • GitLabCurrent
    2024–Present· 2 yrs 8 mos
    • Chief Technology OfficerCurrent
      2024–Present
  • ChiefCurrent
    Nov 2020–Present· 5 yrs 10 mos
    • Founding MemberCurrent
      Nov 2020–Present
  • 2014–Dec 2023· 9 yrs 11 mos
    • SRECon Founder, Steering Committee Member
      2014–Dec 2023
  • 2005–2024· 19 yrs
    • VP of Engineering, Core Infrastructure
      Jul 2023–2024
    • VP of Engineering
      Jun 2020–Jul 2023
    • Vice President, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
      Jun 2019–Jun 2020
    • Consumer SRE Lead
      Oct 2014–Jun 2019
    • Workspace Product Lead
      2012–Oct 2014
    • Gmail SRE Team Manager
      Oct 2010–2012
    • Team Manager, Internal Engineering
      2008–Oct 2010
    • Systems Engineer, Internal Engineering
      2005–Jun 2008
  • 2002–2005· 3 yrs
    • Operations Manager
      2002–2005
  • 2001–2002· 1 yr
    • Data Warehouse Tech Lead Manager
      2001–2002
  • 1999–2001· 2 yrs
    • Senior System Engineer
      1999–2001
    • System Administrator
      1999–2001
    • System Administrator/Group Lead
      1998–1999

Education

BS

Computer Science

University of New Orleans

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Software ArchitectureEngineering ManagementOrganizational LeadershipProduct DevelopmentThought LeadershipRevenue & Profit GrowthStaff DevelopmentCoachingStaff TrainingSystem DeploymentStaff AugmentationStrategic PlanningStaff RetentionBusiness StrategyGrowth StrategiesGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)Profit & Loss ManagementTechnology ManagementOperations ManagementSystem Architecture