About the Role
GitHub is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Dependabot Updates team, tasked with safeguarding the world's software dependencies. This role involves leading technical decision-making, architecting and implementing highly available distributed systems, and mentoring other engineers. You will be responsible for the services that provide a first-class experience on GitHub, supporting multiple ecosystems and infra components needed to run Dependabot successfully across multiple platforms.
Responsibilities
- Lead technical decision making and architecture.
- Architect and implement highly available distributed systems.
- Mentor other engineers in their technical and architectural decision making.
- Document the systems you help architect, build, and maintain.
- Maintain and improve APIs used internally at GitHub.
- Write, review, and maintain code primarily in Ruby, Go, JavaScript, and Python.
- Foster a culture of psychological safety within the team and cross-team.
Qualifications
- 6+ years of experience in software development.
- 3+ years experience with REST-style APIs.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
- Proficiency in Ruby and Ruby on Rails.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong communication skills.
- Experience with Git and GitHub.
- Experience with open source software and community engagement.
Who We Are
GitHub is the world’s leading AI-powered developer platform with 100 million developers. We’re also home to the biggest open-source community on earth. Join us and help secure software for millions of users and enterprises across the world.
Benefits Extracted with AI
- Competitive pay
- Generous learning and growth opportunities
- Excellent benefits
- Annual bonus
- Stock options
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