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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Engineer - **Company:** GitHub - **Location:** New York, NY, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $339,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, C (Programming Language), Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Bash Shell, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Engineering, Code Review, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, Continuous Integration, Github, Design of User Interfaces, Human-Computer Interaction, Python (Programming Language), Ruby, Software Engineering, Rust (Programming Language), Scripting, Cloud Platform System, Information Technology, Golang - **Published:** November 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/senior-software-engineer-new-york-ny--de1c82c2-fb8c-4895-96cc-c725a6924a3f ## About the Role Software Engineering, GitHub, Software Development, Computer Security, Software Engineering, Problem Solving Skills, Prototyping, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Service Delivery, Test Plan/Schedule, * 6+ years experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience maintaining and delivering production software coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, 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 5+ years experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience maintaining and delivering production software coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python * OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience maintaining and delivering production software coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, 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 AND 2+ years experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience maintaining and delivering production software coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python * OR Doctorate in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related fie * OR equivalent experience., * 2+ years experience in one or more scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python, or a similar language) * 2+ years experience using general purpose programming languages (e.g., Go, Ruby, or a similar language). * 3+ years experience with cloud environments and/or Cloud Native Compute Foundation (CNCF) concepts ## Description As a software engineer at GitHub, you will enhance the collaboration experience at GitHub by working closely with a community of engineers and designers with a distributed, diverse and passionate team delivering the services that millions of developers depend on. In this role you will design, prototype, implement, ship and support highly performant and inspiring user experiences with your team. We are looking for creative problem solvers and diverse thinkers, people who care about culture as well as customers and features. We believe that how we do things is as important as what we do. Big vision, a common purpose, passion for quality, curiosity, dedication, and investment in fun and collaboration are what lead to great results. Great products reflect the teams that build them. Responsibilities * Design, develop, test and ship high-quality technical solutions that scale across multiple GitHub services. * Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement innovative solutions. * Provide technical leadership, mentorship, pairing opportunities, and code reviews to encourage the growth of others. * Own and advocate for the health and quality of the systems that the team builds, including participating in on-call and first responder rotations * Write architecture briefs and proposals, carry out code experiments, and build prototypes to learn how we can achieve planetary scale with our systems. * Design and implement APIs to facilitate seamless integration between software components. * Utilize CI/CD tools to set up automated pipelines for continuous integration and delivery. * Become intimately familiar with the systems you build and take pride in writing maintainable code. ## 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) ### More Jobs at GitHub - [Support Engineer III](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/4639240-support-engineer-iii) - [Senior Software Engineer, Identity Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/4636914-senior-software-engineer-identity-platform) - [Staff Frontend Design Engineer - AI & Systems Leader](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/4622186-staff-frontend-design-engineer-ai-systems-leader) - [Senior Software Engineer, Compute Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/4623664-senior-software-engineer-compute-platform) - [Staff Frontend Design Engineer - AI & Systems Leader](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/4629402-staff-frontend-design-engineer-ai-systems-leader)