Senior Software Engineer, AI-Driven Code Scanning (Remote)

GitHub, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 124,000 - 329,000; Full time

Job summary

GitHub, Inc. is seeking an experienced software engineer to help design, build, and scale Code Scanning and Code Quality features. You will work on AI-driven enhancements that assist developers in identifying and remediating security issues within a distributed, remote-ready team.

The role emphasizes collaboration, mentoring, and contributions to architecture, with a focus on reliability and performance across Ruby on Rails and Go services.

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience in Software Engineering with production software coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python.
• Equivalent academic or professional experience as an alternative to degree requirements.
• Multiple degree paths listed in the qualifications (Assoc/ Bach/ Master/ Doctorate) or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and ship high-quality technical solutions that scale across multiple GitHub services.
• Build and integrate AI agents and AI-first features to expand code analysis capabilities and fix security issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement innovative solutions and provide technical leadership.

Skills

End-to-end software engineering

Agentic AI experience

Ruby/Go web apps

Relational databases

Distributed systems

Education

Associate’s Degree in CS / related field

Bachelor’s Degree in CS / related field

Master’s Degree in CS / related field

Doctorate in CS / related field

Equivalent experience

Tools

Ruby on Rails

Go services

React applications

GraphQL APIs

REST endpoints

CI/CD tooling

Job description

GitHub, Inc. is seeking an experienced software engineer to help design, build, and scale Code Scanning and Code Quality features. You will work on AI-driven enhancements that assist developers in identifying and remediating security issues within a distributed, remote-ready team.

The role emphasizes collaboration, mentoring, and contributions to architecture, with a focus on reliability and performance across Ruby on Rails and Go services.