Staff Software Engineer, Data Engineering

<strong>About GitHub</strong><br><br>GitHub is the world’s leading platform for agentic software development — powered by Copilot to build, scale, and deliver secure software. Over 180 million developers, including more than 90% of the Fortune 100 companies, use GitHub to collaborate, and more than 77,000 organisations have adopted GitHub Copilot.<br> <br><strong>Locations</strong><br><br>In this role you can work from Remote, United States<br> <br><strong>Overview</strong><br><br><p dir="ltr">As a software engineer at GitHub, you will enhance the collaboration experience at GitHub by working closely with a community of engineers and designers with a distributed, diverse and passionate team delivering the services that millions of developers depend on. In this role you will design, prototype, implement, ship and support highly performant and inspiring user experiences with your team.</p><p dir="ltr"> </p><p dir="ltr">We are looking for creative problem solvers and diverse thinkers, people who care about culture as well as customers and features. We believe that how we do things is as important as what we do. Big vision, a common purpose, passion for quality, curiosity, dedication, and investment in fun and collaboration are what lead to great results. Great products reflect the teams that build them.</p><p> </p> <br><strong>Responsibilities</strong><br><br><ul><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc;" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation">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.</p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc;" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation">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.</p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc;" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation">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.</p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc;" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Write architecture briefs and proposals and carry out code experiments.</p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc;" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Design and implement APIs to facilitate seamless integration between software components.</p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc;" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Utilize CI/CD tools to set up automated pipelines for continuous integration and delivery.</p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc;" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Collaborate with cross-functional teams and partner with stakeholders and lead discussions for technical solutions, including design and cost considerations.</p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc;" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation">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.</p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc;" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Maintain executional and operational excellence within and potentially across teams/organizations.</p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc;" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Apply debugging tools and telemetry to verify assumptions, proactively resolve issues, and optimize code performance and maintainability.</p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc;" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Drive and support technical roadmap that aligns with product goals, ensuring that engineering efforts are strategically prioritized and incorporating the adoption of new technologies and methodologies where applicable.</p></li></ul><p> </p> <br><strong>Qualifications</strong><br><br><p dir="ltr">Required Qualifications:</p><ul><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc;" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation">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#, Java,</p><ul><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc;" aria-level="2"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation">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, Go, Ruby, Rust, Python, JavaScript, C, C++, C#, Java, </p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc;" aria-level="2"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation">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, Go, Ruby, Rust, Python, JavaScript, C, C++, C#, Java, </p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc;" aria-level="2"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation">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, Go, Ruby, Rust, Python, JavaScript, C, C++, C#, Java, </p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc;" aria-level="2"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation">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, Go, Ruby, Rust, Python, JavaScript, C, C++, C#, Java, </p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc;" aria-level="2"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation">OR equivalent experience. </p></li></ul></li></ul><p dir="ltr">Preferred Qualifications:</p><ul><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc;" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Experience with designing a data strategy and leading the development of its core components by building and optimizing scalable data pipelines, integrations, and robust data models that solve complex business challenges.</p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc;" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Experience working closely with product management, design, and other engineering teams to drive cross-functional projects and deliver high-quality products</p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc;" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Experience in one or more scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python, or a similar language)</p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc;" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Experience with cloud environments and/or Cloud Native Compute Foundation (CNCF) concepts</p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc;" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Experience working with both relational (e.g. mysql) and most importantly non-relational datastores (e.g. Cosmos)</p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc;" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Experience working with Azure resource such as Azure Storage (blob and table particularly), Azure Redis Cache, Azure Data Explorer Clusters.</p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc;" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Experience operating Cosmos DB clusters at scale.</p></li></ul><p> </p> <br><strong>Compensation Range</strong><br><br>The base salary range for this job is USD $140,400.00 - USD $372,300.00 /Yr.<br><br>These pay ranges are intended to cover roles based across the United States. An individual's base pay depends on various factors including geographical location and review of experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant. At GitHub certain roles are eligible for benefits and additional rewards, including annual bonus and stock. These rewards are allocated based on individual impact in role. In addition, certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee's role. <p><strong>GitHub values</strong></p> <ul><li>Customer-obsessed</li> <li>Ship to learn</li> <li>Growth mindset</li> <li>Own the outcome</li> <li>Better together</li> <li>Diverse and inclusive</li></ul> <p><strong>Manager fundamentals</strong></p> <ul><li>Model</li> <li>Coach</li> <li>Care</li></ul> <p><strong>Leadership principles</strong></p> <ul><li>Create clarity</li> <li>Generate energy</li> <li>Deliver success</li></ul> <br><strong>Who We Are</strong><br><br>GitHub is the world’s leading AI-powered developer platform with 150 million developers and counting. We’re also home to the biggest open-source community on earth (and 99% of the world’s software has open-source code in its DNA). Many of the apps and programs you use every day are built on GitHub.<br> Our teams are dreamers, doers, and pioneers, leading the way in AI, driving humanitarian efforts around the globe, and even sending open source to Mars (and beyond!). At GitHub, our goal is to create the space you need to do your best work. We’re remote-first and offer competitive pay, generous learning and growth opportunities, and excellent benefits to support you, wherever you are—because we know that people flourish when they can work on their own terms.<br> Join us, and let’s change the world, together.<br> <br><strong>EEO Statement</strong><br><br>GitHub is made up of people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lifestyles. We embrace diversity and invite applications from people of all walks of life. We don't discriminate against employees or applicants based on gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, pregnancy status, veteran status, or any other differences. Also, if you have a disability, please let us know if there's any way we can make the interview process better for you; we're happy to accommodate!

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