Staff Software Engineer, Planning & Tracking at GitHub, Inc.
United States
<strong>About GitHub</strong><br><br>GitHub is the world’s leading platform for agentic software development — powered by Copilot to build, scale, and deliver secure software. Over 180 million developers, including more than 90% of the Fortune 100 companies, use GitHub to collaborate, and more than 77,000 organisations have adopted GitHub Copilot.<br> <br><strong>Locations</strong><br><br>In this role you can work from Remote, United States | Remote, United States<br> <br><strong>Overview</strong><br><br><div><p style="margin: 0px;"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph" data-ccp-parastyle-defn="{"ObjectId":"aaed607e-c2a3-5841-9fb4-41037bfa0faf|1","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[201342446,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",201342449,"1",469777841,"Times New Roman",469777842,"Times New Roman",469777843,"Times New Roman",469777844,"Times New Roman",201341986,"1",469769226,"Times New Roman",268442635,"24",469775450,"paragraph",201340122,"2",134233614,"true",469778129,"paragraph",335572020,"1",335559740,"240",201341983,"0",134233118,"true",134233117,"true",469778324,"Normal"]}">Join us in shaping the future of project planning and tracking on GitHub. Our team enables customers to bring their ideas to life, </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">innovate</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph"> and collaborate throughout the whole project lifecycle. GitHub Planning and Tracking is a market-leading service to manage and track work alongside the code where it happens. </span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p></div><div><p style="margin: 0px;"><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">Learn more about GitHub’s project management tools: </span><a href="https://github.com/features/#features-project-management" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">https://github.com/features/#features-project-management</span></a><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p></div><div><p style="margin: 0px;"><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">In this role you will be a leader and multiplier within our distributed team who will not only design, prototype, implement, ship and support highly performant and inspiring user experiences, but will also help us uncover and solve tricky and foundational scaling and user-experience problems that will unlock further Copilot integration into existing and future GitHub Issues and Projects. Ideally, you are comfortable working across the stack but tilt towards the front-end and have experience shipping customer-facing AI-powered tools. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p></div><div><p style="margin: 0px;"><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">We are looking for creative problem solvers and diverse thinkers, people who care about culture as well as customers and features. We believe that </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">how </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">we do things is as important as </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">what </span><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">we do. Big vision, a common purpose, passion for quality, curiosity, dedication, and investment in fun and collaboration are what lead to </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">great results</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">. Great products reflect the teams that build them. </span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p></div> <br><strong>Responsibilities</strong><br><br><div><p style="margin: 0px;"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph" data-ccp-parastyle-defn="{"ObjectId":"aaed607e-c2a3-5841-9fb4-41037bfa0faf|1","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[201342446,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",201342449,"1",469777841,"Times New Roman",469777842,"Times New Roman",469777843,"Times New Roman",469777844,"Times New Roman",201341986,"1",469769226,"Times New Roman",268442635,"24",469775450,"paragraph",201340122,"2",134233614,"true",469778129,"paragraph",335572020,"1",335559740,"240",201341983,"0",134233118,"true",134233117,"true",469778324,"Normal"]}">As part of this </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">team,</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph"> </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">you’ll</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph"> work on GitHub Issues and Projects and deliver customer value with everything we do. </span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559740":240}"> </span></p></div><div><p style="margin: 0px;"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph"> This job </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">provides</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph"> an opportunity to: </span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559740":240}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="25" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><p style="margin: 0px;"><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">Build experiences that millions of people love and use every day, helping them to be more productive, collaborate more effectively and achieve their goals </span></p></li><li role="listitem" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="25" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><p style="margin: 0px;"><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">Have a real impact, take on ownership of GitHub.com. Contribute to and improve our code base from day one </span></p></li><li role="listitem" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="25" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><p style="margin: 0px;"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">Foster technical growth across the team by researching </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">new approaches</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">, sharing insights, and guiding their practical adoption </span></span></p></li><li role="listitem" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="25" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><p style="margin: 0px;"><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">Write architecture briefs and proposals, carry out code experiments, and build prototypes to learn how we can achieve planetary scale with our systems</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph"> </span></p></li><li role="listitem" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="25" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><p style="margin: 0px;"><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">Work closely with engineering leadership to guide technical investment and implement technical roadmaps and priorities</span></p></li><li role="listitem" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="25" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><p style="margin: 0px;"><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">Coordinate with engineering and product leads to define, prioritize, and task projects that help us meet business objectives</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph"> </span></p></li><li role="listitem" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="25" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><p style="margin: 0px;"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">Provide</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph"> technical leadership, mentorship, pairing opportunities, and code reviews to encourage the growth of others </span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559740":240}"> </span></p></li></ul></div> <br><strong>Qualifications</strong><br><br><div><p style="margin: 0px;"><strong><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-ccp-charstyle-defn="{"ObjectId":"ac0262f4-8a9e-5820-b908-2d943c5f7113|1","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[201342446,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",201342449,"1",469777841,"Aptos",469777842,"Arial",469777843,"Aptos",469777844,"Aptos",201341986,"1",469769226,"Aptos,Arial",268442635,"24",469775450,"normaltextrun",201340122,"1",134233614,"true",469778129,"normaltextrun",335572020,"1",469778324,"Default Paragraph Font"]}">Required Qualifications</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></strong></p></div><div><p style="margin: 0px;"><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p></div><div><ul><li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">9+ </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">years experience</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun"> 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 o OR Associate’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">yea</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">rs experience</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun"> 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 </span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li></ul></div><div><ul><li style="list-style-type: none;"><ul style="list-style-type: circle;" role="list"><li role="listitem" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="o" data-font="Courier New" data-listid="21" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Courier New","469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"o","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="2"><p style="margin: 0px;"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">OR </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun"> or related field AND 7+ </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">years experience</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun"> 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</span></span></p></li><li role="listitem" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="o" data-font="Courier New" data-listid="21" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Courier New","469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"o","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="2"><p style="margin: 0px;"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">OR </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">Master's Degree in Computer Science</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">years experience</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun"> 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. </span></span></p></li><li role="listitem" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="o" data-font="Courier New" data-listid="21" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Courier New","469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"o","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="2"><p style="margin: 0px;"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">OR Doctorate in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">years experience</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun"> 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.</span></span></p></li><li role="listitem" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="o" data-font="Courier New" data-listid="21" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Courier New","469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"o","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="2"><p style="margin: 0px;"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">OR equivalent experience.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p></li></ul></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="21" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><p style="margin: 0px;"><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph" data-ccp-parastyle-defn="{"ObjectId":"aaed607e-c2a3-5841-9fb4-41037bfa0faf|1","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[201342446,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",201342449,"1",469777841,"Times New Roman",469777842,"Times New Roman",469777843,"Times New Roman",469777844,"Times New Roman",201341986,"1",469769226,"Times New Roman",268442635,"24",469775450,"paragraph",201340122,"2",134233614,"true",469778129,"paragraph",335572020,"1",335559740,"240",201341983,"0",134233118,"true",134233117,"true",469778324,"Normal"]}">4+ years building and supporting large, high-traffic applications at scale within platform/infrastructure domains, including cloud native workloads in Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud</span></p></li><li role="listitem" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="21" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><p style="margin: 0px;"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">3+ years </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">demonstrated</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph"> experience leading cross-team technical initiatives — authoring architectural decision records, driving adoption across multiple engineering groups, and mentoring engineers </span></span></p></li><li role="listitem" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="21" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><p style="margin: 0px;"><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">Experience designing, </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">operating</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">, and debugging large-scale distributed systems, with a proven ability to drive improvements in high availability, automation, observability, and overall system reliability.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p style="margin: 0px;"><strong><span data-ccp-charstyle="scxw196400031" data-ccp-charstyle-defn="{"ObjectId":"6f18482a-4ec8-540e-9918-7a89876363f4|1","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[201342446,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",201342449,"1",469777841,"Aptos",469777842,"Arial",469777843,"Aptos",469777844,"Aptos",201341986,"1",469769226,"Aptos,Arial",268442635,"24",469775450,"scxw196400031",201340122,"1",134233614,"true",469778129,"scxw196400031",335572020,"1",469778324,"Default Paragraph Font"]}"> </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">Preferred Qualifications</span></strong></p></div><div><ul><li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">5+ years of hands-on experience in modern web stacks (</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">e.g.</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun"> </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">C#, </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">Go, React, MySQL)</span></span></li><li><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">Builder Mindset: Comfortable operating in ambiguity and fast-moving environments, creating clarity, and balancing long-term platform investments with pragmatic execution.</span></li><li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">You have excellent analytical skills as well as communication skills both verbal and written. </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">We’re</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun"> a distributed team so </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">we’re</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun"> extra mindful about communication</span></span></li><li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">You are a clear and effective communicator, be it when you write code, </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">write</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun"> emails, or explain complex technical issues to non-technical co-workers</span></span></li><li><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">You are passionate and self-motivated, with a demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li></ul></div> <br><strong>Compensation Range</strong><br><br>The base salary range for this job is USD $140,400.00 - USD $372,300.00 /Yr.<br><br>These pay ranges are intended to cover roles based across the United States. An individual's base pay depends on various factors including geographical location and review of experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant. At GitHub certain roles are eligible for benefits and additional rewards, including annual bonus and stock. These rewards are allocated based on individual impact in role. In addition, certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee's role.<br><br>This position will be open for a minimum of 3 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.<br> <p><strong>GitHub values</strong></p> <ul><li>Customer-obsessed</li> <li>Ship to learn</li> <li>Growth mindset</li> <li>Own the outcome</li> <li>Better together</li> <li>Diverse and inclusive</li></ul> <p><strong>Manager fundamentals</strong></p> <ul><li>Model</li> <li>Coach</li> <li>Care</li></ul> <p><strong>Leadership principles</strong></p> <ul><li>Create clarity</li> <li>Generate energy</li> <li>Deliver success</li></ul> <br><strong>Who We Are</strong><br><br>GitHub is the world’s leading AI-powered developer platform with 150 million developers and counting. We’re also home to the biggest open-source community on earth (and 99% of the world’s software has open-source code in its DNA). Many of the apps and programs you use every day are built on GitHub.<br> Our teams are dreamers, doers, and pioneers, leading the way in AI, driving humanitarian efforts around the globe, and even sending open source to Mars (and beyond!). At GitHub, our goal is to create the space you need to do your best work. We’re remote-first and offer competitive pay, generous learning and growth opportunities, and excellent benefits to support you, wherever you are—because we know that people flourish when they can work on their own terms.<br> Join us, and let’s change the world, together.<br> <br><strong>EEO Statement</strong><br><br>GitHub is made up of people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lifestyles. We embrace diversity and invite applications from people of all walks of life. 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