GitHub · 1 day ago
Staff Software Engineer, Code Scanning
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 for their Code Scanning team. This role involves designing, developing, and scaling the Code Scanning feature to ensure the security and quality of software across multiple GitHub services.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsInternetProject ManagementSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Design, develop, test and ship high-quality technical solutions that scale across multiple GitHub services and become intimately familiar with the systems you build and take pride in writing maintainable code
Provide technical leadership, mentorship, pairing opportunities, and code reviews to encourage the growth of others; support teams in producing extensible and maintainable code, ensuring integration with downstream dependencies and adherence to quality standards
Own and advocate for the health and quality of the systems that the team builds, including participating in on-call for first responder rotations and live incidents
Write architecture briefs and proposals and carry out code experiments
Design and implement APIs to facilitate seamless integration between software components
Utilize CI/CD tools to set up automated pipelines for continuous integration and delivery
Collaborate with cross-functional teams and partner with stakeholders and lead discussions for technical solutions, including design and cost considerations
Create and guide others in 1) developing clear testing plans to assure solution quality, reliability, and performance; 2) defining success metrics; and 3) integrating customer feedback for continuous improvement - all while ensuring system architecture meets security and compliance standards
Maintain executional and operational excellence within and potentially across teams/organizations
Apply debugging tools and telemetry to verify assumptions, proactively resolve issues, and optimize code performance and maintainability
Drive and support technical roadmap that aligns with product goals, ensuring that engineering efforts are strategically prioritized and incorporating the adoption of new technologies and methodologies where applicable
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, Go, Ruby, Rust, Python, JavaScript, C, C++, C#, Java, 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, Go, Ruby, Rust, Python, JavaScript, C, C++, C#, Java, 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, 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, Go, Ruby, Rust, Python, JavaScript, C, C++, C#, Java, 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, Go, Ruby, Rust, Python, JavaScript, C, C++, C#, Java, OR
+ OR equivalent experience
Preferred
Large scale system architecture and design, particularly in cloud-based environments with a strong understanding of systems and microservices
Building large Ruby on Rail, Go, and React applications and services
Developing with relational databases, distributed systems and operating software at scale
Site reliability engineering
Experience working closely with product management, design, and other engineering teams to drive cross-functional projects
Experience building end to end applications leveraging agentic AI
Benefits
Annual bonus
Stock
Competitive pay
Generous learning and growth opportunities
Excellent benefits
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
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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
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