Software Engineer III

GitHub, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 286,000; Full time

Job summary

GitHub, Inc. is seeking a full-stack software engineer to join the npm team, delivering features and improvements to open-source projects.

You will work with a distributed, diverse team and collaborate with external community contributors and internal stakeholders across engineering, design, security, support, product and leadership. The role emphasizes code quality, security, and contributing to the world’s largest package registry, with a remote-friendly setup in the United States.

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience in Software Engineering with proven production software delivery in languages such as C/C++, JavaScript, Go or Python.
• Bachelor's degree in CS, Electrical/Software Engineering or related field with 2+ years of relevant experience OR Associate's degree with 3+ years OR Master's degree in CS/related field.
• 2+ years experience with Cloud Services.
• 2+ years developing & debugging large-scale projects, applications or developer tools.
• 2+ years' experience with Node.js (preferred).
• 3+ years experience with cloud services including AWS development.

Responsibilities

• Write, review and maintain code and technical documentation.
• Interact with community, consumers and contributors daily.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to define, design and develop new features.
• Triage and remediate bugs and security vulnerabilities.
• Steward open-source JavaScript projects used by millions of developers.

Skills

Node.js

JavaScript

Cloud services

Open source collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/related field

Master's degree in CS/related field

Associate's degree + experience

Equivalent experience

Tools

GitHub

Docker

Job description

About GitHub

GitHub is the world’s leading platform for agentic software development — powered by Copilot to build, scale, and deliver secure software. Over 180 million developers, including more than 90% of the Fortune 100 companies, use GitHub to collaborate, and more than 77,000 organisations have adopted GitHub Copilot.

Locations

In this role you can work from Remote, United States

Overview

We are changing the way the world builds software, and we want you to help build npm!

We're looking for a full-stack software engineer to join the npm team. This team is responsible for the open source tools that empower the JavaScript ecosystem to create, distribute & consume packages. Collaboration with both internal & external stakeholders is fundamental to this team's success & ultimately drives how we work. Our team actively contributes back to the wider open source community, including the Node.js Project, OpenJS Foundation, Open Source Security Foundation & TC39.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to work as a full-stack engineer with a distributed, diverse & passionate team delivering features & improvements to our open source projects. You’ll get to work closely with external community contributors as well as internal stakeholders from engineering, design, security, support, product & leadership. Your work will have a direct impact on the lives of millions of developers around the world.

Responsibilities

• You will write, review & maintain code & technical documentation
• You will interact with our community, consumers & contributors, on a daily basis
• You will collaborate closely with internal & external stakeholders to define, design & develop new features that align business objectives with end-user’s wants & needs
• You will be responsible for helping triage & remediate bugs & security vulnerabilities
• You will steward some of the most impactful JavaScript open‑source projects, relied on by millions of developers, enabling billions of downloads &, ultimately, creating connections to the world’s largest package registry

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• 4+ years experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience maintaining and delivering production software languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python.
• OR Associate’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years experience.
• OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 2+ years experience in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python.
• OR Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• OR equivalent experience.

• 2+ year(s) of experience with Cloud Services
• 2+ years of experience developing & debugging large scale projects, applications or developer tools

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years' experience with Node.js
• 3+ years experience with cloud services, including AWS development
• Experience building applications adhering to the highest security standards
• Experienced in using AI-assisted coding and productivity tools

Compensation Range

The base salary range for this job is USD $107,700.00 - USD $285,900.00 /Yr.

These pay ranges are intended to cover roles based across the United States. An individual's base pay depends on various factors including geographical location and review of experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant. At GitHub certain roles are eligible for benefits and additional rewards, including annual bonus and stock. These rewards are allocated based on individual impact in role. In addition, certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee's role.

This position will be open for a minimum of 3 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

GitHub values

• Customer-obsessed
• Ship to learn
• Growth mindset
• Own the outcome
• Better together
• Diverse and inclusive

Manager fundamentals

• Model
• Coach
• Care

Leadership principles

• Create clarity
• Generate energy
• Deliver success

Who We Are

GitHub is the world’s leading AI-powered developer platform with 150 million developers and counting. We’re also home to the biggest open-source community on earth (and 99% of the world’s software has open-source code in its DNA). Many of the apps and programs you use every day are built on GitHub.

Our teams are dreamers, doers, and pioneers, leading the way in AI, driving humanitarian efforts around the globe, and even sending open source to Mars (and beyond!).At GitHub, our goal is to create the space you need to do your best work. We’re remote-first and offer competitive pay, generous learning and growth opportunities, and excellent benefits to support you, wherever you are—because we know that people flourish when they can work on their own terms.

Join us, and let’s change the world, together.

EEO Statement

GitHub is made up of people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lifestyles. We embrace diversity and invite applications from people of all walks of life. We don't discriminate against employees or applicants based on gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, pregnancy status, veteran status, or any other differences. Also, if you have a disability, please let us know if there's any way we can make the interview process better for you; we're happy to accommodate!