Enhance the collaboration experience at GitHub by designing, prototyping, implementing, shipping, and supporting highly performant and inspiring user experiences
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, Go, Ruby, Rust, Python, JavaScript, C, C++, C-Sharp, Java
- Experience in one or more scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python, or a similar language), technologies and software platforms, (e.g., Ruby, React, Go, Javascript/typescript, MySQL, cosmosDB, Elasticsearch), front-end frameworks (e.g., React.js), and / or telemetry dashboard (e.g., Datadog, Sentry, Azure Data Explorer)
- Experience with cloud environments and/or Cloud Native Compute Foundation (CNCF) concepts
- 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 products
- Proven experience maintaining and delivering production software coding in languages including, but not limited to, Go, Ruby, Rust, Python, JavaScript, C, C++, C-Sharp, Java
- Equivalent experience
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test and ship high-quality technical solutions that scale across multiple GitHub services and become intimately familiar with the systems you build and take pride in writing maintainable code
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, pairing opportunities, and code reviews to encourage the growth of others; support teams in producing extensible and maintainable code, ensuring integration with downstream dependencies and adherence to quality standards
- Own and advocate for the health and quality of the systems that the team builds, including participating in on-call for first responder rotations and live incidents
- Write architecture briefs and proposals and carry out code experiments
- 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
- Apply debugging tools and telemetry to verify assumptions, proactively resolve issues, and optimize code performance and maintainability
Other
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
- Associate’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
- Doctorate in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
- Geographical location and review of experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant
