Key skills
Software EngineeringCC++C#JavaJavaScriptGoRubyRustPythonBuilding high traffic applicationsGitGitHubReact.jsREST principlesTeam cultureremote teamscommunication skillscollaborationAIReactRailsCI/CDCommunicationCollaboration
About this role
GitHub is the world’s leading platform for agentic software development, and they are seeking a Software Engineer II to enhance the collaboration experience. In this role, you will design, prototype, implement, and support user experiences while collaborating with a diverse team.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, test, and ship high-quality technical solutions that scale across multiple GitHub services
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement innovative solutions
- Own and advocate for the health and quality of the systems that the team builds, including participating in on-call and first responder rotations
- Write architecture briefs and proposals, carry out code experiments, and build prototypes to learn how we can achieve planetary scale with our systems
- Design and implement APIs to facilitate seamless integration between software components
- Utilize CI/CD tools to set up automated pipelines for continuous integration and delivery
- Become intimately familiar with the systems you build and take pride in writing maintainable code
Requirements:
- 2+ years experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience maintaining 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 1+ year(s) experience
- OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field
- OR equivalent experience
- 2+ years building and supporting large, high traffic applications at scale
- Experience utilizing AI or agentic workflows for implementation and enhancing impact
- Experience with Git and GitHub
- Professional experience coding in React.js, Ruby, Go, and/or Rails
- Experience working cross functionally to deliver delightful customer experiences
- Understanding of REST principles and experience with backend APIs
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Passionate about healthy team culture and collaboration
- Experience working with a remote, distributed team