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Principal Engineering Manager

Posted 2 days ago
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Ruby on RailsReactTypeScriptJavaScript

About the role

What you'll do

  • Lead and manage a distributed team of full-stack engineers, fostering a culture of ownership and continuous growth.
  • Drive technical strategy and roadmaps in partnership with Product and Design to solve complex customer problems.
  • Oversee system architecture for complex features ensuring solutions are extensible, maintainable, and reliable.
  • Champion the adoption of modern AI software development tools to accelerate team iteration and learning.
  • Contribute hands-on to a full-stack codebase using Ruby on Rails, React, and TypeScript while managing technical dependencies.

What you should know

  • This role requires strong leadership skills with at least 5 years of people management experience.
  • Candidates should be comfortable working in a fast-paced, distributed environment with excellent communication skills.
  • The position offers the opportunity to work on planetary-scale products impacting millions of developers worldwide.
  • Applicants should be passionate about technical excellence and innovation, including AI-driven development tools.
  • The role involves balancing hands-on coding with strategic leadership and mentoring responsibilities.

About the company

  • GitHub is the world’s leading AI-powered developer platform with over 150 million developers globally.
  • The company fosters a collaborative and inclusive culture emphasizing diversity and growth mindset.
  • GitHub supports a remote-first work environment with competitive pay and generous learning opportunities.
  • They are deeply embedded in the open-source community, powering 99% of the world’s software projects.
  • GitHub values customer obsession, ownership, and delivering success through clear communication and teamwork.

Key required skills

Ruby on RailsReactTypeScriptAI software development toolsDistributed team leadership

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