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Senior Director, Software Engineering

Posted 11 days ago
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Ruby on RailsReactTypeScriptJavaScript

About the role

What you'll do

  • Lead and drive technical strategy and roadmaps in collaboration with Product and Design teams.
  • Manage and develop a distributed team of full-stack engineers fostering ownership and growth.
  • Oversee system architecture for complex, scalable, and maintainable software solutions.
  • Champion the adoption of modern AI development tools to accelerate team iteration and learning.
  • Contribute hands-on to a full-stack codebase including Ruby on Rails, React, and TypeScript.

What you should know

  • This role requires strong leadership skills managing distributed engineering teams.
  • Candidates should be comfortable working in a fast-paced, data-driven, and collaborative environment.
  • Excellent communication skills are critical due to the distributed nature of the teams.
  • The position offers opportunities to influence large-scale, planetary-impact software products.
  • Applicants should be passionate about technical excellence and inclusive culture.

About the company

  • GitHub is the world’s leading AI-powered developer platform with over 150 million developers.
  • The company values a customer-obsessed, growth mindset culture emphasizing diversity and inclusion.
  • GitHub supports a remote-first work environment with competitive pay and generous benefits.
  • It hosts the largest open-source community globally, influencing 99% of software worldwide.
  • GitHub is known for its innovative use of AI and commitment to empowering developers.

Key required skills

Ruby on RailsReactTypeScriptAI development toolsSystem architecturePeople management

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