[Remote] Staff Software Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. GitHub is the world’s leading platform for agentic software development, helping developers collaborate and build secure software with Copilot. The Staff Software Engineer will lead development for GitHub Issues and Projects, designing and shipping performant customer experiences, solving scaling and user-experience challenges, and advancing Copilot integration. The role also provides technical leadership, mentorship, architectural guidance, and cross-functional coordination within a distributed team.
Responsibilities
- Build experiences that millions of people love and use every day, helping them to be more productive, collaborate more effectively and achieve their goals
- Have a real impact, take on ownership of GitHub.com. Contribute to and improve our code base from day one
- Foster technical growth across the team by researching new approaches, sharing insights, and guiding their practical adoption
- Write, review and maintain code primarily in JavaScript (React, TypeScript) and Ruby (Rails)
- Write architecture briefs and proposals, carry out code experiments, and build prototypes to learn how we can achieve planetary scale with our systems
- Work closely with engineering leadership to guide technical investment and implement technical roadmaps and priorities
- Coordinate with engineering and product leads to define, prioritize, and task projects that help us meet business objectives
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, pairing opportunities, and code reviews to encourage the growth of others
Skills
- * 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 o 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, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or 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
- * 5+ years of React experience on a senior level
- * 1+ years of experience working remotely as part of a distributed software engineering team
- * 5+ years of hands-on experience in modern web stacks (e.g. Rails, Go, React, MySQL, GraphQL)
- * You have a strong customer focus and data driven approach
- * You have excellent analytical skills as well as communication skills both verbal and written. We're a distributed team so we're extra mindful about communication
- * You are a clear and effective communicator, be it when you write code, write emails, or explain complex technical issues to non-technical co-workers
- * You are passionate and self-motivated, with a demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Benefits
- Certain roles are eligible for benefits and additional rewards, including annual bonus and stock.
- Certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee's role.
- Remote-first work arrangement.
- Generous learning and growth opportunities.
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