Staff Software Engineer, CI/CD & Actions (Remote)

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

Job summary

GitHub, Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to architect and deliver high-performance systems powering collaboration for millions of developers. You will guide design through production, mentor engineers, and drive technical execution across GitHub Actions in a remote-first environment.

You will help shape the security posture, reliability, and scalability of CI/CD workflows, lead multi-team initiatives, and ensure maintainable, high-quality code across distributed services.

Qualifications

• 9+ years' experience in software engineering with production software delivery in multiple languages (Go, Ruby, Rust, Python, JavaScript, C, C++, C#, Java).
• Willingness to participate in rotating on-call for 1–2 weeks quarterly.
• 2+ years of technical leadership experience (preferred).
• Experience building/operating CI/CD systems at scale (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and ship scalable software across GitHub services.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and code reviews to foster growth.
• Own health and quality of systems, participate in on-call rotations.
• Design APIs for seamless integration between components.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and lead technical discussions.
• Develop comprehensive testing strategies and drive continuous improvement.
• Champion security and operational excellence across Actions services.

Skills

Go

Ruby

Rust

Python

JavaScript

C

C++

C#

Java

On-call readiness

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Doctorate in Computer Science or related field

Equivalent experience

Job description

GitHub, Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to architect and deliver high-performance systems powering collaboration for millions of developers. You will guide design through production, mentor engineers, and drive technical execution across GitHub Actions in a remote-first environment.

You will help shape the security posture, reliability, and scalability of CI/CD workflows, lead multi-team initiatives, and ensure maintainable, high-quality code across distributed services.