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Staff Software Engineer

GitHub· Engineering
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Hybrid (Remote, United States)$124k - $329.2kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Senior contributor role focused on frontend-heavy, AI-powered tooling within GitHub Planning and Tracking. Lead design, prototyping, implementation, and scaling of customer-facing experiences; mentor teammates; contribute across stack with emphasis on front-end (React/TypeScript) and Ruby on Rails, and help integrate Copilot into GitHub Issues and Projects.

Responsibilities

  • Build experiences that millions of people love and use every day, helping them to be more productive, collaborate more effectively and achieve their goals
  • Have a real impact, take on ownership of GitHub.com. Contribute to and improve our code base from day one
  • Foster technical growth across the team by researching new approaches, sharing insights, and guiding their practical adoption
  • Write, review and maintain code primarily in JavaScript (React, TypeScript) and Ruby (Rails)
  • Write architecture briefs and proposals, carry out code experiments, and build prototypes to learn how we can achieve planetary scale with our systems
  • Work closely with engineering leadership to guide technical investment and implement technical roadmaps and priorities
  • Coordinate with engineering and product leads to define, prioritize, and task projects that help us meet business objectives
  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, pairing opportunities, and code reviews to encourage the growth of others

Qualifications

  • 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
  • 5+ years of React experience on a senior level

Skills

Required:JavaScript (React)TypeScriptRuby on Rails

Benefits

  • An explicit compensation framework is provided below and indicates potential inclusion of bonuses and stock based on role impact; GitHub emphasizes remote-friendly policies and career growth opportunities.
Last updated Oct 1, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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