Senior Software Engineer

Skip to Main Content Back Senior Software EngineerUnited StatesEngineeringExperienced ProfessionalIndividual ContributorYes5585Full Timemail_outlineGet future jobs matching this searchLoginorRegister Job Description About GitHubGitHub 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. LocationsIn this role you can work from Remote, United States OverviewJoin us in shaping the future of project planning and tracking on GitHub as a Senior Software Engineer. Our team enables customers to bring their ideas to life, innovate and collaborate throughout the whole project lifecycle. GitHub Planning and Tracking is a market-leading service to manage and track work alongside the code where it happens. Learn more about GitHub's project management tools: https://github.com/features/#features-project-management  In this role you will be a leader and multiplier within our distributed team. You will design, prototype, implement, ship and support highly performant and inspiring user experiences, including the agentic and Copilot-powered workflows that are reshaping how teams plan and track work. You'll also help us uncover and solve the foundational scaling and user-experience problems that make this possible. Ideally, you are comfortable working across the stack but tilt towards the front-end.  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.  ResponsibilitiesBuild experiences that millions of people love and use every day, helping them to be more productive, collaborate more effectively and achieve their goals Design and ship Copilot and agentic features, integrating LLM and agent workflows into the planning and tracking experience 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  QualificationsRequired Qualifications 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,...