Staff Software Engineer, Copilot Agents

GitHubUnited StatesRemotefull_timestaff

$140,400 – $372,300 USD

Tech Stack

Solid badges = required, outlined = preferred

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, and ship high-quality, scalable technical solutions across multiple GitHub services, taking pride in maintainable code.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and code reviews to foster growth and ensure extensible, maintainable code quality.
  • Own and advocate for the health and quality of systems, including participating in on-call rotations and incident response.
  • Architect and evolve agentic coding systems that orchestrate LLM tool use, planning loops, sandboxed execution, and long-horizon task completion across GitHub.
  • Champion responsible AI practices for autonomous coding agents, including prompt-injection defenses, permission scoping, audit logging, and human-in-the-loop review patterns.

Soft Skills

Software EngineeringComputer ScienceTechnical LeadershipMentoringCode Review CultureCross-Functional CollaborationResponsible AIAI SafetyAI Security

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Dental
  • Disability Insurance
  • Employee Stock Purchase
  • Health Insurance
  • Learning Budget
  • Life Insurance
  • Remote Work
  • Vision

Culture

Growth MindsetCustomer-ObsessedRemote WorkCross-Functional TeamsMentorship ProgramCode Review CultureBlameless PostmortemsWork-Life Balance

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