Principal Software Engineer, Github
Web UI Platform
$145.6-386.4k
React
TypeScript
JavaScript
Go
Node.js
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Senior and Expert level
Remote from US
AI-powered developer platform to build, scale, and deliver secure software
Job no longer available
AI-powered developer platform to build, scale, and deliver secure software
1001+ employees
B2CB2BInternal toolsSaaSDevOps
Job no longer available
$145.6-386.4k
React
TypeScript
JavaScript
Go
Node.js
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Senior and Expert level
Remote from US
1001+ employees
B2CB2BInternal toolsSaaSDevOps
Company mission
To help every developer—regardless of experience level—learn, code, and ship software effectively.
Role
Who you are
- 11+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline, with proven experience maintaining and delivering production software in languages including, but not limited to, JavaScript, Go, or Ruby
- OR Associate’s Degree in a related field (e.g., Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Math, Physics) and 10+ years of experience in the same areas with proficiency in the listed languages
- OR Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and 9+ years of experience with the same languages and technologies
- OR Master’s Degree in a related field and 7+ years of experience with the same languages and technologies
- OR Doctorate in a related field and 5+ years of experience with the same languages and technologies
- OR equivalent experience
- 7+ years of experience in designing, building, and maintaining large-scale frontend applications and the backend systems that support these with an emphasis on performance, scalability, and maintainability at the scale of hundreds of millions of users
- 7+ years of providing technical leadership and mentorship, guiding teams to deliver software solutions, demonstrating timely execution of projects and initiatives
- 3+ years of experience leading work implemented across multiple teams, frequently coordinating and collaborating with backend services, API teams, or infrastructure teams outside of your core area of responsibility
Desirable
- Experience navigating how different concerns within the frontend engineering space overlap (e.g. accessibility, performance, UX consistency) and crafting execution strategies that successfully take these areas into consideration and lead to meaningful and impactful deliverables
- Deep expertise and knowledge of the internals of React and related technologies
- Passionate and active in the evolution of current front-end architecture trends and best practices, encompassing performance, accessibility, security, and usability
- Extensive experience with TypeScript and other statically typed languages, Node.js, the Web platform, and UI architecture
- Experience with large-scale codebases with contributors that span teams, offices and time zones
- Experience managing complex interactions between frontend and backend services
- Prior experience with Ruby on Rails or other backend technologies
- Proficiency in using and customizing build tools and automation frameworks, such as Webpack
- Prior experience articulating complex technical concepts to both technical (engineers at all levels) and non-technical (stakeholders and executives) audiences
What the job involves
- GitHub is revolutionizing the way developers collaborate and build software, and we are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to pioneer the UI Platform space, which entails areas of frontend performance, accessibility, consistency, and availability
- This role is an opportunity to define GitHub's future UI architecture, positioning GitHub as an industry leader in UI innovation
- You will be responsible for empowering millions of developers worldwide by delivering exceptional and accessible user experiences
- Lead UI Architecture at Scale: Own the architecture and development of GitHub's Web UI platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, accessibility, and performance for millions of users worldwide
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate with cross-functional teams in engineering, product, and design to drive key frontend initiatives that optimize the user experience for our users, balancing frontend performance with complex backend APIs
- Mentorship and Technical Leadership: Provide technical mentorship to engineering teams, guiding best practices, establishing coding standards, and driving continuous improvement across the Web UI platform
- Architect for Scale, Performance and Accessibility: Champion accessibility and performance, ensuring GitHub’s frontend systems meet the highest standards and continue to perform at scale. Lead efforts to make the platform fast, accessible, and consistent across all products
- Balance Strategic and Hands-On Work: Drive architectural decision-making while remaining hands-on with coding and problem-solving where needed. Balance technical leadership with executing large-scale initiatives from concept to delivery
- Advocate for Platform Priorities: Drive the strategic vision for the Web UI platform by securing leadership support and resources, ensuring alignment with company-wide goals
- Build at Global Scale: Develop frontend solutions that power a platform supporting a large and distributed user base of millions of daily active users and billions of requests, ensuring GitHub’s frontend experiences remain fast, reliable, and accessible under high loads
- What Success Looks Like in the First Year
- Ramping Up and Understanding GitHub’s Systems: In the first few months, you’ll be expected to gain a deep understanding of GitHub’s systems, including the Web UI platform, backend services, and key dependencies. Success will come from applying this knowledge to drive informed decisions and impactful initiatives
- Leading Initiatives for Scalability: Deliver a robust UI platform that enhances the performance and accessibility of GitHub’s frontend systems, ensuring they scale effectively to meet the needs of millions of developers globally
- Driving Frontend Strategy: Collaborating with engineering, product, and design teams to create and execute strategic initiatives that drive the evolution of GitHub’s Web UI platform
- Mentoring Engineering Teams: Mentoring engineering teams to adopt best practices for scalable, high-performance frontend development, ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality solutions
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.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Top investors
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.)
- 100% of medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums covered by GitHub for you + your dependents. (Includes gender-affirming benefits)
Company HQ
South Beach, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Thomas Dohmke
(CEO)Currently a Board Member at Spice AI. Previously a Principal Director of PM at Microsoft, Co-Founder at HockeyApp / Bit Stadium GmbH and Codenauts GmbH.
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