Staff Software Engineer, Github
Codespaces & Copilot Workspace Compute
AI-powered developer platform to build, scale & deliver secure software
Job no longer available
AI-powered developer platform to build, scale & deliver secure software
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help every developer—regardless of experience level—learn, code, and ship software effectively.
Role
Who you are
- Many years of 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#, Rust, Go, JavaScript, Ruby, Python, Java, C, or C++
- OR Associate’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 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#, Rust, Go, JavaScript, Ruby, Python, Java, C, or C++
- OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field AND 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#, Rust, Go, JavaScript, Ruby, Python, Java, C, or C++
- OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 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#, Rust, Go, JavaScript, Ruby, Python, Java, C, or C++
- OR Doctorate in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 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#, Rust, Go, JavaScript, Ruby, Python, Java, C, or C++
- OR equivalent experience
- A couple of years experience in technical leadership roles such as tech lead, team lead or equivalent
- A few years of experience with cloud environments and/or Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) concepts
- Ability to meet GitHub, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft, GitHub’s parent company, Cloud Screen upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Desirable
- A passion for fostering good engineering practices, tools, and processes, with a strong interest in mentoring and developing engineers
- Excellent analytical and communication skills, both verbal and written, with a focus on effective collaboration in a distributed team environment
- A strong customer focus and a data-driven approach to problem-solving and decision-making
- Proven experience in building, operating, and maintaining large-scale distributed systems, including incident response and participation in 24/7 on-call rotations
- Hands-on experience with container orchestration, virtualization, and service mesh technologies
- Expertise in large language model (LLM) technologies, including retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), prompt engineering, and online/offline evaluation methods
- Familiarity with Azure and its ecosystem of tools and services
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join this team and drive the continued evolution of Codespaces, shaping the future of cloud-based development for GitHub and its users
- In this role you will play a critical role in shaping and implementing the future of the Codespaces product
- You will work directly with developers and customers to help define the future of cloud development environments and AI experiences across GitHub.com
- You will work with a strong team of developers to design and build a platform that is secure, reliable and most of all fun to develop on
- Note, this Staff position is not only one where you get to design solutions, but one where you will have the opportunity to write/ship large amounts of code/features as part of the job
- Work with the team to understand technical constraints, and develop, communicate, and track against realistic plans to consistently ship products, features, and bug fixes
- Coordinate with engineering and product leadership to define and prioritize projects that help us meet business objectives
- Ensure the team builds software that is architecturally consistent and of high quality to reliably meet customer needs
- Support a highly available service used by millions of users on a daily basis
- Help cultivate an environment where team members are empowered and demonstrate a strong sense of ownership and belonging
- Help ensure that individuals on the team are learning, growing and advancing in their respective careers
- Mentor, pair, and delegate work to encourage the professional and technical growth of your team and those around you
- Contribute as a leader and influencer for Codespaces and Copilot Workspace engineering
- Participate in on-call rotations with your team
- Offer and receive feedback to grow yourself and the team
Our take
GitHub was founded to make a developer’s job easier with open and asynchronous communication, distributed version control, and source code management with Git. In the first year alone, 100,000 users were pushing code on the site.
GitHub has quickly become the world’s most popular platform for developers to collaborate on open-source projects from anywhere. Nearly every major company including Facebook, Google, and Apple hosts open-source projects on GitHub.
Github's work culture reflects its global community, with employees collaborating remotely from all over the world. In 2018, Microsoft acquired the company as part of its broader strategy to enhance cloud computing services. Since then, GitHub has been dedicated to evolving its platform, consistently investing in ongoing development to better serve its users.
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Insights
18% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jul 2015
$250m
SERIES B
Jul 2012
$100m
SERIES A
Total funding: $350m
Company benefits
- Flexible time away to support balance in your work and life
- Clear diversity, inclusion, and anti-discrimination policies backed by business practices and company culture
- Five months of paid family leave to all new parents with the option to use it all at once or throughout the child’s first year
- Family forming benefits that cover fertility, infertility, adoption, and surrogacy costs and support
- Mental health benefits that offer resources and support and cover therapy and coaching sessions for you and your dependents
- Generous 401(k) matching with 50% match up to the IRS 402(g) limit (US; competitive non-US pension options internationally)
- Employee stock purchase plan that lets you purchase Microsoft stock at a discount. (Microsoft is our parent company.)
Company HQ
South Beach, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Kyle Daigle
(COO)Prior to GitHub, Kyle took on developer-focused challenges as an engineering and product leader in startups, working in FinTech, real estate, and consulting.
Vladimir Fedorov
(CTO)Before joining GitHub, Vlad co-founded UserClouds, a startup specializing in data governance and privacy. He spent 12 years at Facebook as SVP, leading engineering teams across Privacy, Ads, and Platform.
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