Remote Senior Software Engineer - Secret Scanning

GitHub

United States

Remote

USD 128,000 - 339,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

GitHub is hiring a Software Engineer for the Secret Scanning team in the United States. You will design, build, test, and ship scalable software that helps uncover credential leaks and protect developer ecosystems.

You will work with a distributed team to deliver high-quality user experiences, contribute to architecture decisions, and participate in on-call rotations while mentoring others and driving code quality across services.

Qualifications

6+ years of production software development experience in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python.
Qualification options include various combinations of degree and experience as outlined in the job posting.
Proven ability to deliver production-grade software with scalable design and robust testing.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test and ship high-quality technical solutions that scale across multiple GitHub services.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement innovative solutions.
Provide technical leadership, mentorship, pairing opportunities, and code reviews to encourage growth.
Own and advocate for health and quality of systems, including on-call rotations.
Write architecture briefs, carry out experiments, and prototype solutions for planetary-scale goals.
Design and implement APIs for seamless integration between components.
Utilize CI/CD tools to set up automated pipelines for CI/CD.
Maintain and write maintainable code with a focus on long-term reliability.