Staff Software Engineer: Code Search, Remote

GitHub; United States; On-site; USD 140,400 - 372,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Generous learning and growth opportunities

Excellent benefits

Job summary

GitHub is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to innovate and support their AI-powered code search technology. This fully remote position requires a deep understanding of distributed systems and various programming languages. The ideal candidate has 9+ years of experience, leading technical solutions, development, and mentoring team members. GitHub offers a competitive compensation range of USD $140,400.00 - USD $372,300.00 annually, along with strong benefits and a commitment to diversity.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in Software Engineering or related field with proven production software coding experience.
• Strong experience with distributed systems and reliability engineering.
• Ability to work autonomously and communicate technical direction.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and ship technical solutions across multiple GitHub services.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to team members.
• Write architecture briefs and proposals, maintaining operational excellence.

Skills

Software Engineering

C/C++/C#/Java/JavaScript/Go/Ruby/Rust/Python

Distributed Systems

Reliability Engineering

Generative AI

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

Tools

AI/ML systems

APIs

Job description

GitHub is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to innovate and support their AI-powered code search technology. This fully remote position requires a deep understanding of distributed systems and various programming languages. The ideal candidate has 9+ years of experience, leading technical solutions, development, and mentoring team members. GitHub offers a competitive compensation range of USD $140,400.00 - USD $372,300.00 annually, along with strong benefits and a commitment to diversity.