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
GitLab•San Francisco Bay Area
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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
- The Tech InteractiveCurrentFeb 2024–Present· 2 yrs 7 mos
- Board MemberCurrentFeb 2024–Present
- GitLabCurrent2024–Present· 2 yrs 8 mos
- Chief Technology OfficerCurrent2024–Present
- ChiefCurrentNov 2020–Present· 5 yrs 10 mos
- Founding MemberCurrentNov 2020–Present
- 2014–Dec 2023· 9 yrs 11 mos
- SRECon Founder, Steering Committee Member2014–Dec 2023
- 2005–2024· 19 yrs
- VP of Engineering, Core InfrastructureJul 2023–2024
- VP of EngineeringJun 2020–Jul 2023
- Vice President, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)Jun 2019–Jun 2020
- Consumer SRE LeadOct 2014–Jun 2019
- Workspace Product Lead2012–Oct 2014
- Gmail SRE Team ManagerOct 2010–2012
- Team Manager, Internal Engineering2008–Oct 2010
- Systems Engineer, Internal Engineering2005–Jun 2008
- 2002–2005· 3 yrs
- Operations Manager2002–2005
- 2001–2002· 1 yr
- Data Warehouse Tech Lead Manager2001–2002
- 1999–2001· 2 yrs
- Senior System Engineer1999–2001
- 1999–2001· 2 yrs
- System Administrator1999–2001
- 1998–1999· 1 yr
- System Administrator/Group Lead1998–1999
Education
BS
Computer Science
University of New Orleans