--- layout: handbook-page-toc title: Handbook twitter_image: '/images/tweets/handbook-gitlab.png' --- ## On this page {:.no_toc .hidden-md .hidden-lg} - TOC {:toc .hidden-md .hidden-lg} ## Introduction The GitLab team handbook is the central repository for how we run the company. Printed, it consists of over [5,000 pages of text](/handbook/about/#count-handbook-pages). As part of our value of being transparent the handbook is [open to the world](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com/tree/master/source/handbook), and we welcome feedback. Please make a [merge request](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com/merge_requests) to suggest improvements or add clarifications. 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People Group * [People Group](/handbook/people-group/) * [Code of Conduct](/handbook/people-group/code-of-conduct/) * [Anti-Harassment Policy](/handbook/anti-harassment/) * [Global Volunteer Month](/handbook/people-group/global-volunteer-month/) * [Hiring](/handbook/hiring/) * [Greenhouse](/handbook/hiring/greenhouse/) * [Interviewing](/handbook/hiring/interviewing/) * [Jobs FAQ](/jobs/faq/) * [Vacancies](/handbook/hiring/vacancies/) * [Inclusion & Diversity](/company/culture/inclusion/) * [Ally Resources](/handbook/communication/ally-resources/) * [Gender and Sexual Orientation Identity Definitions and FAQ](/handbook/people-group/gender-pronouns/) * [Unconscious Bias](/handbook/communication/unconscious-bias/) * [Labor and Employment Notices](/handbook/labor-and-employment-notices/) * [Leadership Structure](/handbook/leadership/) * [Leadership Toolkit](/handbook/people-group/leadership-toolkit/) * [Learning & Development](/handbook/people-group/learning-and-development/) * [Offboarding](/handbook/offboarding/) * [Onboarding](/handbook/general-onboarding/) * [Spending Company Money](/handbook/spending-company-money/) * [Travel](/handbook/travel/) * [Visas](/handbook/people-group/visas/) * [Total Rewards](/handbook/total-rewards) * [Benefits](/handbook/benefits/) * [Incentives](/handbook/incentives/) * [Paid time off](/handbook/paid-time-off/) * [Compensation](/handbook/people-operations/global-compensation/) * [Stock Options](/handbook/stock-options/) * [Tools and Tips](/handbook/tools-and-tips/) * [Searching the GitLab Website Like a Pro](/handbook/tools-and-tips/searching/) ## Engineering * [Engineering](/handbook/engineering/) * [Development Department](/handbook/engineering/development/) * [CI/CD Sub-department](/handbook/engineering/development/ci-cd/) * [Defend Sub-department](/handbook/engineering/development/defend/) * [Dev Sub-department](/handbook/engineering/development/dev/) * [Enablement Sub-department](/handbook/engineering/development/enablement/) * [Growth Sub-department](/handbook/engineering/development/growth/) * [Ops Sub-department](/handbook/engineering/development/ops/) * [Secure Sub-department](/handbook/engineering/development/secure/) & [Defend](handbook/engineering/development/defend/) Sub-department * [Infrastructure Department](/handbook/engineering/infrastructure/) * [Quality Department](/handbook/engineering/quality/) * [Security Department](/handbook/engineering/security/) * [Support Department](/handbook/support/) * [Incident Management for Self-Managed Customers](/handbook/support/incident-management/) * [UX Department](/handbook/engineering/ux/) * [Technical Writing](/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/) * [UX Research](/handbook/engineering/ux/ux-research/) * [Security Practices](/handbook/security/) ## Marketing * [Marketing](/handbook/marketing/) * [Website](/handbook/marketing/website/) * [Blog](/handbook/marketing/blog/) * [GitLab Unfiltered blog](/handbook/marketing/blog/unfiltered/) * [Social Media Guidelines](/handbook/marketing/social-media-guidelines/) * [Revenue Marketing](/handbook/marketing/revenue-marketing/) * [Sales Development](/handbook/marketing/revenue-marketing/sdr/) * [Field Marketing](/handbook/marketing/revenue-marketing/field-marketing/) * [Digital Marketing Programs](/handbook/marketing/revenue-marketing/digital-marketing-programs/) * [Marketing Programs](/handbook/marketing/revenue-marketing/digital-marketing-programs/marketing-programs/) * [Corporate Marketing](/handbook/marketing/corporate-marketing/) * [Content Marketing](/handbook/marketing/corporate-marketing/content/) * [Editorial](/handbook/marketing/corporate-marketing/content/editorial-team/) * [Marketing Operations](/handbook/marketing/marketing-operations/) * [Community Relations](/handbook/marketing/community-relations/) * [Strategic marketing](/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/) * [Product marketing](/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/pmmteam/) * [Technical marketing](/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/technical-marketing/) * [Demos](/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/demo/) * [Partner marketing team](/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/partner-marketing/) * [Channel marketing team](/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/analyst-relations/channel-marketing/) * [Competitive intelligence team](/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/competitive/) * [Market research and customer insight team](/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/mrnci/) * [Analyst relations (AR)](/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/analyst-relations/) * [Customer reference program](/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/customer-reference-program/) * [Technical Evangelism](/handbook/marketing/technical-evangelism/) * [Marketing Career Development](/handbook/marketing/career-development/) ## Sales * [Sales](/handbook/sales/) * [Commercial](/handbook/sales/commercial/) * [Customer Success](/handbook/customer-success/) * [Reseller Channels](/handbook/resellers/) * [Field Operations](/handbook/sales/field-operations/) * [Sales Operations](/handbook/sales/field-operations/sales-operations/) * [Deal Desk](/handbook/sales/field-operations/sales-operations/deal-desk/) * [Field Enablement](/handbook/sales/field-operations/field-enablement/) * [Sales Strategy](/handbook/sales/field-operations/sales-strategy/) * [Sales Systems](/handbook/sales/field-operations/sales-systems/) * [Reporting](/handbook/business-ops/#reporting) * [Technical Account Management](/handbook/customer-success/tam/) * [Alliances](/handbook/alliances/) ## Finance * [Finance](/handbook/finance/) * [Payroll](/handbook/finance/payroll/) * [Stock Options](/handbook/stock-options/) * [Board meetings](/handbook/board-meetings/) * [Business Operations](/handbook/business-ops/) * [Business Systems Analysts](/handbook/business-ops/business_systems/) * [Data](/handbook/business-ops/data-team/) * [IT Help](/handbook/business-ops/it-help/) * [IT Ops](/handbook/business-ops/it-ops-team/) * [Procurement](/handbook/finance/procurement/) * [Internal Audit](/handbook/internal-audit/) * [Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance](/handbook/internal-audit/sarbanes-oxley/) ## Product * [Product](/handbook/product/) * [Release posts](/handbook/marketing/blog/release-posts/) * [Making Gifs](/handbook/product/making-gifs/) * [Data analysis](/handbook/business-ops/data-team/#-data-analysis-process) * [Markdown Guide](/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/markdown-guide/) ## Product Strategy * [Product Strategy](/handbook/product-strategy/) * [Corporate Development / Acquisitions](/handbook/acquisitions/) ## Legal * [Legal](/handbook/legal/) * [Compliance](/handbook/legal/global-compliance/)