Staff Engineering Manager, Github

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• OR equivalent experience
• Also, 3+ years of experience managing engineering and platform infrastructure teams to deliver, operate, and scale complex systems for multiple internal users
• 3+ years of experience working with modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React) and build tools (e.g., Vite, Webpack)
• 3+ years of experience designing or maintaining CI/CD pipelines for frontend applications

Desirable

• We’re looking for a Staff Engineering Manager to lead GitHub’s Web Systems team; the group responsible for architecting and maintaining the frontend infrastructure that powers GitHub.com
• This team builds and owns the platform that enables product engineers to ship accessible, performant, and scalable UI by default
• Web Systems maintains the UI build and delivery pipeline, including monorepo tooling, server-side rendering (SSR) infrastructure, frontend CI/CD, and performance observability
• The team’s work is foundational to every web product team at GitHub
• This is a rare opportunity to lead a high-leverage team and shape the systems, standards, and priorities that influence how GitHub builds for the web—driving quality not only through infrastructure, but through culture and clarity
• You'll lead and coach a high-performing team of engineers responsible for GitHub’s frontend infrastructure
• Drive the roadmap and delivery of core systems such as modern build tooling, SSR infrastructure, monorepo management, and frontend observability
• Help product and engineering leaders understand the impact of platform investments by making invisible infrastructure work visible, measurable, and connected to user and business outcomes
• Partner with platform teams, product engineering, and leadership to align on priorities, identify pain points, and drive adoption of best practices across the organization
• Maintain and evolve critical systems such as the UI asset pipeline, testing infrastructure, and deployment automation
• Foster a culture of inclusive collaboration, engineering excellence, and continuous improvement
• Help guide architectural decisions that support GitHub’s long-term scale, accessibility, and performance goals
• Collaborate daily with internal engineering teams, product management, and engineering leadership to align on priorities and deeply understand the problems we need to solve
• Coordinate cross-functionally to reduce friction, scale best practices, and steer the organization toward unified infrastructure approaches
• Unblock obstacles for your team ensuring engineers stay focused on solving meaningful problems
• Run regular 1:1s with direct reports to provide clear, actionable feedback and support career growth and progression
• Shape the team's roadmap and execution strategy, making sure foundational infrastructure work moves forward with clarity and purpose
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders—keeping them informed of project milestones, team health, system performance, and risk areas
• Review architectural proposals and implementation plans to ensure the team delivers resilient systems and high-quality code
• Maintain high team velocity by balancing thoughtful design with fast iteration—shipping features, fixes, and infrastructure improvements continuously
• Model and reinforce a culture of engineering excellence, inclusion, and continuous learning
• Tech Your Team Works With
• Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Ruby
• Frameworks & Tooling: React, Vite, Webpack, ESLint, Vitest
• Testing & CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Jest, Vitest, Playwright, Puppeteer
• Observability: Datadog, Sentry, internal telemetry pipelines
• Monorepo & Build: npm workspaces, internal CLI tools
• SSR & Delivery: Node-based SSR infrastructure, service workers