About GitHub: As the global home for all developers, GitHub is the complete AI-powered developer platform to build, scale, and deliver secure software. Over 100 million people, including developers from 90 of the Fortune 100 companies, use GitHub to build amazing things together across 330+ million repositories. With all the collaborative features of GitHub, it has never been easier for individuals and teams to write faster, better code. Locations: In this role you can work from Remote, United States Overview: Join us in shaping the future of GitHub Projects as a full-stack (Rails + React) Senior Software Engineer. In this role, you’ll work closely with a diverse and passionate community of engineers, product managers, and designers to build amazing project management features on GitHub. Want to see what you’ll work on? Learn more about GitHub’s project management tools here. We are looking for an empathetic and creative problem solver who will make positive contributions to the team through both code and culture. We believe that how we do things is as important as what we ship and that great products ultimately reflect the teams that build them. Responsibilities: A week in the life: Although your core team will be based in North America, GitHub is distributed worldwide, which means we often work asynchronously. Your typical week will include: Collaborating with other members of the team in engineering, product, and design to understand the problems we want to solve and figuring out how we can solve them Pairing with other engineers in Slack or Zoom Opening Pull Requests to implement features or fix bugs Reviewing your teammates' Pull Requests and providing helpful and constructive feedback Working closely with your engineering manager in team and one-on-one meetings to grow your team and career Responsibilities: Write, review and maintain code primarily in Ruby (Rails) and Javascript (React, Typescript) Scope and implement technical solutions that scale across multiple GitHub services Become intimately familiar with the systems you build and take pride in writing maintainable code Write architecture proposals, carry out code experiments, and build prototypes Provide technical leadership, mentorship, pairing opportunities, and code reviews to grow other engineers Qualifications: Required Qualifications: 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 o 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 field OR equivalent experience Experience breaking down complex problems into smaller tasks, weighing tradeoffs between maintainability and tempo Experience building real-time web applications at scale Preferred Qualifications: 3+ years of hands-on experience in Rails or React Experience writing code with security, accessibility, and availability in mind Proven track record of clear and effective communication with code, pull request descriptions, discussion posts, or complex technical issues Self-motivated; you know how to get things done and move with momentum, but you also know how to reach out for help when you need it Compensation Range: The base salary range for this job is USD $112,800.00 - USD $299,300.00 /Yr. 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. GitHub Leadership Principles: GitHub values Customer-obsessed Ship to learn Growth mindset Own the outcome Better together Diverse and inclusive Manager fundamentals Model Coach Care Leadership principles Create clarity Generate energy Deliver success Who We Are: GitHub is the world’s leading AI-powered developer platform with 100 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. 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. Join us, and let’s change the world, together. EEO Statement: 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. We don't discriminate against employees or applicants based on gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, pregnancy status, veteran status, or any other differences. 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