Staff Software Engineer

GitHub, Inc.•UNAVAILABLE, UNAVAILABLE

15h•Remote

About The Position

GitHub's Billing team builds and maintains the systems behind how millions of developers and organizations pay for GitHub. This includes metered billing infrastructure, granular spend controls, and accurate data reporting. As part of a platform that supports everything from individual developers to Fortune 500 enterprises, you'll work on systems that process transactions at scale, integrate with broader commerce infrastructure, and directly impact GitHub's revenue and trust. This role is on a remote-first, distributed team looking for a seasoned engineer who brings strong technical judgment and is still genuinely curious about learning new domains. You don't need to be a payments expert, but you should be excited about working on systems that handle real money, helping customers control and understand their spend, and keeping GitHub's billing experience accurate, reliable, and trustworthy at scale.

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, 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 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, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python 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, 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 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 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, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python. OR equivalent experience.
Demonstrated experience designing and operating services on cloud platforms such as Azure, including infrastructure and deployment concerns.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience building and operating Go services at scale in high-traffic production environments.
Experience with JavaScript and frontend frameworks like React.
Experience building or operating metered billing, budgeting controls, invoicing, or similarly high-stakes transactional systems.
Familiarity with or curiosity about AI-assisted development workflows (GitHub Copilot, LLM-based tooling).
Track record of driving technical decisions across teams through RFCs, design docs, and async collaboration in a distributed environment.
Experience mentoring engineers and raising the quality bar through code review, pairing, and technical leadership.

Responsibilities

Own and evolve metered billing system that serves millions of GitHub users, driving architectural decisions that balance reliability, scale, and developer velocity.
Work across the stack, from backend services to APIs to frontend experiences.
Create and guide others in developing clear testing plans to assure solution quality, reliability, and performance; defining success metrics; and integrating customer feedback for continuous improvement - all while ensuring system architecture meets security and compliance standards.
Mentor and grow engineers across the team and broader org through pairing, thoughtful feedback, leading by example, and contributing to engineering-wide practices.
Use AI-assisted development tools like GitHub Copilot to work effectively and help the team figure out where they're most useful.
Collaborate with and influence cross-functional teams and partner with stakeholders and lead discussions across GitHub and Microsoft on shared technical problems, including design and cross-cutting concerns.
Participate in on-call rotations, lead incident response, and drive reliability improvements based on operational learnings.
Own and advocate for the health and quality of the systems that the team builds, including participating in on-call for first responder rotations and live incidents.