Staff Software Engineer, Data Pipelines

GitHub, Inc.

2h • Remote

About The Position

The Data Pipelines team at GitHub is looking for engineers to help us in our mission to build scalable and reliable event-driven systems that power GitHub's vast data needs. As a member of this team, you will build out core event logging infrastructure, work with application engineers to develop queueing systems, and work on the infrastructure to store, process and distribute 100s of billions of messages per day. If you have a passion for building reliable data infrastructure at scale, we'd love to talk to you.

Requirements

• 9+ 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, Go, Ruby, Rust, Python, JavaScript, C, C++, C#, Java,
• OR associate’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ 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, Go, Ruby, Rust, Python, JavaScript, C, C++, C#, Java
• OR bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field AND 7+ 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, Go, Ruby, Rust, Python, JavaScript, C, C++, C#, Java
• OR master'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, Go, Ruby, Rust, Python, JavaScript, C, C++, C#, Java,
• OR doctorate in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ 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, Go, Ruby, Rust, Python, JavaScript, C, C++, C#, Java
• OR equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience with large-scale system architecture and design, particularly in cloud-based environments, with a strong understanding of distributed systems and microservices
• Strong operational experience with data pipelines and distributed systems
• Experience with Microsoft Azure
• Experience with Kafka, Java and the JVM (Java Virtual Machine)
• Experience working closely with product management, design, and other engineering teams to drive cross-functional projects and deliver high-quality products

Responsibilities

• Build high-volume event collection, processing and storage systems
• Work with application engineers to build product features that use GitHub's data
• Collaborate with teammates to design data pipelines and APIs, seeking and offering feedback along the way
• Develop foundational data infrastructure, enabling other teams to build data-centric features
• Work across many languages including; Go, Java, and Ruby
• Share responsibility for the availability and performance of our team's systems

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees