Staff Software Engineer, Code Search

GitHubUnited StatesRemotefull_timestaff

$140,400 – $372,300 USD

Tech Stack

Solid badges = required, outlined = preferred

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test and ship high-quality technical solutions that scale across multiple GitHub services and become intimately familiar with the systems you build and take pride in writing maintainable code.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, pairing opportunities, and code reviews to encourage the growth of others; support teams in producing extensible and maintainable code, ensuring integration with downstream dependencies and adherence to quality standards.
  • Own and advocate for the health and quality of the systems that the team builds, including participating in on-call for first responder rotations and live incidents.
  • Write architecture briefs and proposals and carry out code experiments. Design and implement APIs to facilitate seamless integration between software components.
  • Drive and support technical roadmap that aligns with product goals, ensuring that engineering efforts are strategically prioritized and incorporating the adoption of new technologies and methodologies where applicable.

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipMentoringCode Review CultureAgileProblem SolvingWritten Communication

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Dental
  • Disability Insurance
  • Equity
  • Health Insurance
  • Learning Budget
  • Life Insurance
  • Remote Work
  • Vision

Culture

Customer-ObsessedGrowth MindsetImpact-OrientedCross-Functional TeamsBlameless PostmortemsMentorship ProgramRemote WorkCode Review CultureWork-Life BalanceDiverse LeadershipInclusive HiringTransparent Leadership

Requirements

Required: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field
Regions: Us

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About GitHub
Industry: software development
Size: enterprise

GitHub is the world’s leading platform for agentic software development, powered by Copilot, enabling over 180 million developers and 77,000+ organizations to collaborate, build, scale, and deliver secure software.

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Compensation
Base salary: $140,400 – $372,300 USD
Equity: stock
Bonus: annual bonus