Senior Software Engineer, Git Systems (Remote UK)

Github; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

GitHub is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Git Systems Engineering team. You will design and ship highly scalable services for the GitHub code-hosting platform, focusing on performance, availability, and maintainability.

The role involves cross-team collaboration and advancement of AI-driven software development initiatives. Preferred candidates will have multi-language production experience and strong problem-solving skills, ready to operate in a remote-first environment with

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering experience delivering production software.
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages listed in the job spec.
• Experience with large-scale distributed systems and cloud services.
• Strong written communication and collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and ship scalable software within the team’s area.
• Lead technical discussions, create design docs, and validate approaches.
• Mentor engineers on implementation details and best practices.
• Provide technical leadership in code reviews and quality standards.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements and milestones.
• Participate in on-call rotations and troubleshoot live-site issues.
• Improve developer workflows and contribute to team culture.

Skills

6+ years software engineering

Distributed systems

Programming languages (C/C++/Java/Go/P

Tools

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS)

Job description

GitHub is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Git Systems Engineering team. You will design and ship highly scalable services for the GitHub code-hosting platform, focusing on performance, availability, and maintainability.

The role involves cross-team collaboration and advancement of AI-driven software development initiatives. Preferred candidates will have multi-language production experience and strong problem-solving skills, ready to operate in a remote-first environment with