Staff Software Engineer, Git Systems

GitHub is the world’s leading platform for agentic software development, and they are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their Git Systems Engineering team. The role focuses on designing and implementing scalable services for their code-hosting platform, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance the overall performance and functionality.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, and ship high-quality technical solutions that scale across multiple GitHub services; build deep familiarity with the systems you own; and write maintainable code
• Document architectural designs and proposals, run targeted experiments, and validate approaches with prototypes
• Lead by example and mentor others to produce extensible and maintainable code used across products and integrated with downstream dependencies
• Provide technical leadership through code reviews for solutions and product areas to ensure quality standards are met, while designing for high availability and GitHub-scale performance
• Coordinate with engineering and product owners to define, prioritize, and deliver projects to meet business goals
• Maintain operations of live services as issues arise on a rotational, on-call basis. Implement and support others to build solutions and mitigations to complex issues impacting the performance or functionality of Live Site services
• Cultivate an environment where team members are empowered and demonstrate a strong sense of ownership and belonging

Requirements:

• 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 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
• Experience with cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services
• Understanding of production system monitoring and observability
• Ability to think critically about both system design and software engineering concepts and blend those perspectives pragmatically based on project needs
• Demonstrated experience with large-scale system architecture and design, particularly in cloud-based environments, with a strong understanding of distributed systems and microservices
• Experience working closely with product management, design, and other engineering teams to drive cross-functional projects and deliver high-quality product