GitHub · 2 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $372K/yr
5+ years expGitHub is the world’s leading platform for agentic software development, and they are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the development of foundational components for security products. This role is critical in shaping the core infrastructure to secure the world’s software and will involve collaboration across teams to ensure high-impact contributions.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsInternetProject ManagementSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Lead and influence system architecture design for complex products and solutions, ensuring they meet security, compliance, and performance requirements
Establish and mentor best practices for testing, performance tuning, and code quality, defining success metrics and ensuring maintainability across dependencies
Provide technical leadership during code reviews to ensure reliability, scalability, and alignment with product goals
Partner with product managers and technical leads to define service requirements and incorporate feedback into future designs
Act as an expert in debugging tools and methods, leading proactive and reactive development to resolve issues across teams
Optimize deployments and runtime performance to meet business objectives, ensuring safe rollouts aligned with GitHub’s standards
Drive improvements in development quality and team performance through tooling, automation, and knowledge sharing
Lead product refinement through telemetry analysis, performance metrics, and experimentation frameworks to inform engineering decisions
Develop strategies to identify and mitigate technical risks, including frameworks for risk assessment and contingency planning
Shape the strategic vision for technology and product development, identifying opportunities for innovation and leading initiatives aligned with GitHub’s long-term goals
Qualification
Required
9+ years experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience maintaining and delivering production software coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python
OR associate's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years' experience in software engineering, computer science, or related technical discipline with proven experience maintaining and delivering production software coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python
OR bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field AND 7+ years' experience in software engineering, computer science, or related technical discipline with proven experience maintaining and delivering production software coding in languages including, but not limited to, Go, Ruby, Rust, Python, JavaScript, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, and Python
OR master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years' experience in software engineering, computer science, or related technical discipline with proven experience maintaining and delivering production software coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python
OR doctorate in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years' experience in software engineering, computer science, or related technical discipline with proven experience maintaining and delivering production software coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust or Python
OR equivalent experience
Preferred
Experience developing and/or integrating machine learning or generative AI capabilities into production systems
Experience developing security tools for developer platforms
Demonstrated experience with large-scale system architecture and design, particularly in cloud-based environments, with a strong understanding of distributed systems and microservices
Experience driving cross-functional projects in close partnership with product management, design, and engineering teams
Strong communication and leadership skills, with a track record of mentoring senior engineers and influencing engineering culture
Benefits
Annual bonus
Stock
Company
GitHub
GitHub is a software company that offers code hosting services that allow developers to build software for open-source and private projects. It is a sub-organization of Microsoft.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$350MKey Investors
Sequoia CapitalAndreessen Horowitz
2018-06-03Acquired
2015-07-29Series B· $250M
2015-06-19Secondary Market
Leadership Team
PJ Hyett
Co-Founder
Kyle Daigle
Chief Operating Officer
Recent News
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