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Staff Software Engineer, Billing

GitHub· Engineering
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Remote$140.4k - $372.3kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

GitHub's Billing team builds and maintains systems behind how millions pay for GitHub, with a focus on fraud and abuse mitigation within billing and metered usage. This remote-friendly role requires a seasoned engineer to lead high-stakes detection, collaborate across teams, and grow engineering practices.

Responsibilities

  • Own and evolve billing and payment systems that serve millions of GitHub users, with a focus on fraud and abuse mitigation, driving architectural decisions that balance reliability, scale, and developer velocity.
  • Work across the stack, from backend services to APIs to frontend experiences.
  • Create and guide others in 1) developing clear testing plans to assure solution quality, reliability, and performance; 2) defining success metrics; and 3) integrating customer feedback for continuous improvement — all while ensuring system architecture meets security and compliance standards.
  • Mentor and grow engineers across the team and broader org through pairing, thoughtful feedback, leading by example, and contributing to engineering-wide practices.
  • Use AI-assisted development tools like GitHub Copilot to work effectively and help the team figure out where they're most useful.
  • Collaborate with and influence cross-functional teams and partner with stakeholders and lead discussions across GitHub and Microsoft on shared technical problems, including design and cross-cutting concerns.
  • Participate in on-call rotations, lead incident response, and drive reliability improvements based on operational learnings.
  • 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.

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 delivering production software in those languages OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field AND 7+ years ... OR Master's Degree ... OR Doctorate ... OR equivalent experience.
  • Demonstrated experience designing and operating services on cloud platforms such as Azure, including infrastructure and deployment concerns.

Skills

Required:Software engineering fundamentalsCloud services / Azure
Nice to have:Fraud and abuse mitigationGo servicesJavaScript / ReactTechnical leadership / RFCs

Benefits

  • An updated compensation range is provided: USD $140,400.00 - USD $372,300.00 /Yr.
  • Open to remote work within the United States.
  • Potential eligibility for annual bonus and stock, with role-specific incentive plans where applicable.
Last updated Aug 20, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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