GitHub · 15 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer, Migration Tools
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$124K/yr - $329K/yr
6+ years expGitHub is the world’s leading platform for agentic software development, and they are seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Migration Tools team. In this role, you will design and implement a secure, reliable, and performant platform that enhances the migration experience for developers globally while also contributing to GitHub’s Audit Log system to improve security posture.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsInternetProject ManagementSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Own and advocate for the health and quality of the systems that the team builds, including participating in on-call rotations and responding to incidents as necessary
Design, develop and ship high-quality technical solutions that scale and interact with multiple GitHub services
Drive continued investment in the availability, security, and observability of the migration and audit log services
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement innovative solutions
Provide technical leadership and code reviews to encourage the growth of others
Write design documents and proposals, guiding the service architecture at a component level
Design and implement APIs to facilitate seamless integration with other systems and services
Utilize CI/CD tools to set up automated pipelines for continuous integration and delivery
Become intimately familiar with the systems you build and take pride in writing maintainable, tested code
Qualification
Required
6+ 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 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 Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ 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 2+ 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
OR equivalent experience
Preferred
Knowledge of data pipelines such as Kafka
Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g. Azure, AWS, or GCP) and developing scalable applications upon them
Proven incident response experience including an ability to mitigate impact under pressure
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Prior experience with best practices when working and communicating with a remote team
Benefits
Annual bonus
Stock
Competitive pay
Generous learning and growth opportunities
Excellent benefits
Company
GitHub
GitHub is a software company that offers code hosting services that allow developers to build software for open-source and private projects. It is a sub-organization of Microsoft.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$350MKey Investors
Sequoia CapitalAndreessen Horowitz
2018-06-03Acquired
2015-07-29Series B· $250M
2015-06-19Secondary Market
Leadership Team
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Co-Founder
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Chief Operating Officer
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