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# Software Engineer III, Cloud Foundations

- **Company:** GitHub
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $285,900.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Build Automation, Microsoft Azure, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Configuration Management, Computer Engineering, Data Centers, Github, Python (Programming Language), Ruby, Runbook, Software Engineering, Trusted Systems, Rust (Programming Language), Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, Information Technology, Terraform, Golang
- **Published:** November 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.sanfranciscogigs.com/job.asp?id=3483759076&tx=UT6056THI&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* 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+ years building and supporting large, high traffic applications at scale within platform/infrastructure domains
 * 2+ years supporting and building cloud native workloads in Azure, AWS or Google Cloud

Preferred Qualifications:

 * 4+ years' experience with Azure, or any other Cloud Provider
 * Experience building or maintaining planetary scale engineering systems
 * Experience working with a remote, distributed team
 * Strong written and verbal communication skills
 * Demonstrated expertise in working with cloud environments and Cloud Native Compute Foundation (CNCF) concepts, which is beneficial for managing and optimizing cloud-based infrastructure.

## Description

* Contribute to the design and implementation of reliable, performant, and secure systems across GitHub's compute foundations, including VM runtime, provisioning, configuration management, and infrastructure-as-code tooling.
 * Build automation that reduces operational toil and makes infrastructure provisioning, configuration changes, and fleet maintenance safer and more predictable.
 * Maintain and improve critical platform services across Azure and GitHub's data centers, including VM lifecycle workflows, OS and container image pipelines, host inventory, and Terraform tooling.
 * Write, review, and test high-quality code, with attention to maintainability, observability, security, and failure recovery.
 * Collaborate with partner engineering and security teams to integrate platform capabilities, troubleshoot issues, and support infrastructure modernization and compliance requirements.
 * Participate in the team's on-call rotation, respond to incidents, and implement follow-up improvements that strengthen service reliability and recovery.
 * Create clear documentation, runbooks, and design proposals, and communicate effectively through the asynchronous practices of a distributed engineering team.

## About GitHub

GitHub is **_where people build software_**. More than 150 million people use GitHub to discover, fork, and contribute to over 420 million projects.


**Tech Stack:** Ruby, Ruby on Rails
**Industries:** Enterprise Software, Platform

[Company profile](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/companies/3968-github)

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