Senior Software Engineer - IT

About GitHub

As the global home for all developers, GitHub is the complete AI-powered developer platform to build, scale, and deliver secure software. Over 150+ million developers, including more than 90% of the Fortune 100 companies, use GitHub to collaborate and experiment across 420+ million repositories. With all the collaborative features of GitHub, it has never been easier for individuals and teams to write faster, better code.

Locations

In this role you can work from Remote, Australia

Overview

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join GitHub's expanding IT Engineering team. This role is crucial for supporting our global workforce, known as Hubbers, who rely on our internal systems and services daily. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing essential support, developing and maintaining internal tooling, and configuring systems to ensure Hubbers operate efficiently and without obstacles.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer - IT who excels in coding and product delivery. The successful candidate will possess strong skills in automation, configuration management, and creative problem-solving using code and GitHub. They should have a deep understanding of software development principles and practices, along with experience in continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines. Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, Bash, or PowerShell is required, as is experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or Ansible.

As a globally distributed company, GitHub relies on asynchronous communication. Therefore, strong communication skills and empathy are essential. Proficiency with Git and GitHub is also required.

Responsibilities

• Developing software applications and system integrations for process automation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software engineers, Product Managers, and UX designers, to lead discussions, define, design, and ship new features or improvements.
• 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.
• 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.
• Champion security across IT Engineering through design and vulnerability remediations, ensuring compliance with enterprise security requirements, and partnering with Security teams to protect against vulnerabilities in our services.
• Champion operational excellence by improving system reliability, reducing incident response times, and establishing best practices for monitoring, alerting, and runbooks across IT Engineering services.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• 6+ years experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience maintaining and delivering software coding in languages including, but not limited to, 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 software coding in languages including, but not limited to, 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 software coding in languages including, but not limited to, 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 software coding in languages including, but not limited to, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python.

• OR equivalent experience.

• 3+ years experience with full stack development, including front-end and back-end technologies.

• 2+ years experience deploying and managing applications in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform; preferably Azure.

• 2+ years experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working closely with product management, design, and other engineering teams to drive cross-functional projects and deliver high-quality products
• Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills
• Proven experience in full-stack software development
• Proficient in Python and NodeJS
• Familiarity with SQL or NoSQL databases
• Strong infrastructure knowledge, including cloud computing, Kubernetes, and containerization

GitHub values

• Customer-obsessed
• Ship to learn
• Growth mindset
• Own the outcome
• Better together
• Diverse and inclusive

Manager fundamentals

• Model
• Coach
• Care

Leadership principles

• Create clarity
• Generate energy
• Deliver success

Who We Are

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.

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.

Join us, and let’s change the world, together.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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!