What you'll do
- Lead and manage a distributed team of full-stack engineers focused on project planning and tracking tools.
- Contribute hands-on to a full-stack codebase using JavaScript (React, TypeScript) and Ruby (Rails).
- Drive technical growth by researching and adopting modern AI development tools and practices.
- Collaborate closely with product and design teams to define and prioritize impactful customer solutions.
- Own and improve GitHub.com codebase with responsibilities including architecture proposals and prototyping for planetary scale systems.
What you should know
- This role requires a strong leadership presence with at least 3 years managing distributed engineering teams.
- Candidates should be comfortable working in a fast-paced, innovative environment with a focus on AI and modern web technologies.
- Excellent communication skills are critical due to the distributed nature of the team and cross-functional collaboration.
- There is a significant opportunity for technical ownership and impact on widely used project management tools.
- Applicants should be prepared to engage in both people management and hands-on coding responsibilities.
About the company
- GitHub is the world’s leading AI-powered developer platform with over 150 million developers globally.
- The company values a customer-obsessed, growth mindset culture emphasizing collaboration and diversity.
- GitHub supports a remote-first work environment with competitive pay and strong learning opportunities.
- It hosts the largest open-source community and integrates AI tools like Copilot to innovate software development.
- GitHub is committed to diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity across all aspects of employment.
Key required skills
JavaScriptReactTypeScriptRuby on RailsFull-stack developmentAI toolsDistributed team leadership