Senior Software Engineer, Build & CI/CD (Remote)

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

Job summary

GitHub is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Developer Experience (DX) Build and Test team. This role focuses on core CI/CD systems powering GitHub's internal workflows at scale.

You will collaborate with distributed teams to design, implement, and improve platforms used by millions of developers. The position requires 6+ years in software engineering with strong expertise in languages such as C, C++, Java, Go, or Python; plus experience building production infrastructure on a major

Qualifications

• 6+ years in Software Engineering or related field with production software delivery experience.
• Proficiency in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python.
• Alternative paths include advanced degrees with strong software experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align on problems to solve in the DX Build and Test space.
• Drive technical solutions to critical CI/CD and reliability challenges with hands-on contribution.
• Communicate technical direction, progress, and risks to stakeholders and leadership.
• Partner across teams to identify improvements and best practices in development workflows.
• Shape architectural outcomes for secure, resilient systems and high‑quality code.
• Iteratively ship features and fixes balancing speed and long‑term velocity.

Skills

Multilang programming languages (C/C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation)

Kubernetes / container orchestration

Job description

GitHub is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Developer Experience (DX) Build and Test team. This role focuses on core CI/CD systems powering GitHub's internal workflows at scale.

You will collaborate with distributed teams to design, implement, and improve platforms used by millions of developers. The position requires 6+ years in software engineering with strong expertise in languages such as C, C++, Java, Go, or Python; plus experience building production infrastructure on a major