Senior Staff Engineer - macOS Platform (Remote)

GitHub, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 372,000; Full time

Job summary

GitHub is seeking a hands-on Staff Software Engineer to set the technical direction for the macOS platform within GitHub Actions, leading cross-team efforts to deliver durable platform capabilities and scalable, reliable operations at scale.

You will mentor teams, own architectural proposals, design APIs, and drive CI/CD pipelines, observability, and on-call readiness while partnering with product, design, and security to deliver high-quality software for developers worldwide.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in Software Engineering or a related technical discipline with production software coding in multiple languages (C/C++/C#/Java/JavaScript/Go/Ruby/Rust/Python).
• Alternative paths include advanced degrees with years of experience or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and ship high-quality technical solutions that scale across multiple GitHub services.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and code reviews to grow teams and ensure maintainable code.
• Own health and quality of systems, participate in on-call rotations and incidents.
• Write architecture briefs, carry out code experiments, and design APIs for seamless component integration.
• Leverage CI/CD to build automated pipelines for continuous integration and delivery.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders on technical solutions, including design and cost considerations.
• Guide testing plans, define success metrics, and incorporate customer feedback while ensuring security and compliance.

Skills

C

C++

C#

Java

JavaScript

Go

Ruby

Rust

Python

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Doctorate in Computer Science or related field

Associate’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

CI/CD

Datadog

Sentry

Azure Data Explorer

MacOS

Job description

GitHub is seeking a hands-on Staff Software Engineer to set the technical direction for the macOS platform within GitHub Actions, leading cross-team efforts to deliver durable platform capabilities and scalable, reliable operations at scale.

You will mentor teams, own architectural proposals, design APIs, and drive CI/CD pipelines, observability, and on-call readiness while partnering with product, design, and security to deliver high-quality software for developers worldwide.