GitHub · 10 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer, Data Pipelines
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 Data Pipelines team. The role involves building scalable and reliable event-driven systems to support GitHub's data needs, focusing on core event logging infrastructure and collaboration with application engineers.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsInternetProject ManagementSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Build high-volume event collection, processing and storage systems
Work with application engineers to build product features that use GitHub's data
Collaborate with teammates to design data pipelines and APIs, seeking and offering feedback along the way
Develop foundational data infrastructure, enabling other teams to build data-centric features
Work across many languages including; Go, Java, and Ruby
Share responsibility for the availability and performance of our team's systems
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 equivalent experience
Preferred
Demonstrated experience with large-scale system architecture and design, particularly in cloud-based environments, with a strong understanding of distributed systems and microservices
Strong operational experience with data pipelines and distributed systems
Experience with Microsoft Azure
Experience with Kafka, Java and the JVM (Java Virtual Machine)
Experience working closely with product management, design, and other engineering teams to drive cross-functional projects and deliver high-quality products
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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