Staff Software Engineer
Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering
In short
GitHub seeks experienced Staff Software Engineers to architect and deliver high-performance systems. Roles span GitHub Actions, Enterprise AI Platform, Enterprise Identity, Billing, Git Systems, and Database Infrastructure. You will drive technical execution, lead initiatives, and ensure reliability and scalability for millions of developers.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and ship high-quality technical solutions that scale across multiple GitHub services.
- Become intimately familiar with the systems you build and take pride in writing maintainable code.
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, pairing opportunities, and code reviews.
- 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.
- Design and implement APIs to facilitate seamless integration between software components.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and partner with stakeholders to lead discussions for technical solutions, including design and cost considerations.
- Lead the team in developing comprehensive testing strategies, defining success metrics, and incorporating customer feedback to drive continuous improvement.
- Champion security across GitHub Actions by designing and implementing isolation mechanisms for untrusted code execution, ensuring compliance with enterprise security requirements, and partnering with Security teams to protect against vulnerabilities in our services.
- Champion operational excellence by improving system reliability, reducing incident response times, and establishing best practices for monitoring, alerting, and runbooks across Actions services.
- Drive and support a 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.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, OR equivalent experience.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.
- Willingness and ability to participate in a rotating on-call schedule.
Desired Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
- 2+ year(s) technical leadership experience
- 3+ years' experience using general purpose programming languages (e.g., Go, Ruby, or a similar language)
- 3+ years' experience in one or more scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python, or a similar language)
- Experience building and operating large-scale services, backend or full-stack, including on call.
- Experience building CI/CD or orchestration systems at scale.
Benefits
- Multiple roles open across various product and platform areas.
- Opportunity to work on systems that power collaboration for millions of developers.
- Be part of a team passionate about developer productivity, tackling challenges in distributed systems, container orchestration, security, and cloud infrastructure.
- Work alongside talented colleagues who value collaboration, operational excellence, and building products that developers love.
- Potential eligibility for benefits and other compensation as detailed in the link provided.
- The base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 per year.
- The base pay range for this role in the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area is USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year.
Skills
PythonC++JavaC#JavaScriptCGoRubyBash
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Company
MicrosoftJob Posted
4 days ago
Employment Type
Full Time
Work mode
Remote
Salary
US$142,800–274,800 · Negotiable
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
United States
Qualification
Bachelor
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