Senior Software Engineer

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Help administer the GitHub environment for thousands of software developers.
Design and build automation to manage the developer experience, implement security controls, and build self-service tooling.
Use GitHub's API for automating tasks and integrate with other systems.
Help develop and enforce best practices for securing code and maintaining Privacy repositories.
Provide training and support to engineers and create clear documentation.
Troubleshoot and resolve issues that arise in the day-to-day management of the organization's GitHub environment.

QUALIFICATIONS:

We are looking for an experienced software engineer who has worked on large enterprise scale projects and has experience with developer platforms, CI/CD, and GitHub.
5+ years of professional experience as a computer software programmer.
Experience programming with Python and at least one other high level programming language like Java, Node, Golang, or Groovy.
Strong background with Git, version control, repositories, branching, pull requests, and merging.
Experience and knowledge of CI/CD practices and tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Artifactory.
Practiced infrastructure as code using Terraform or AWS Cloud Formation.
Proficient with Linux operating system, Bash scripting, and computer networking.
Experience using observability tools like Splunk, New Relic, or SignalFx.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Able to communicate effectively with people in business and engineering roles.
Demonstrated experience driving projects to completion and resolving technical issues.

NICE TO HAVE:

Knowledge of computer security and privacy, user identity, permissions, and SSO.
Experience using and building GraphQL and REST APIs.
Software testing frameworks and test automation.
Familiar with Docker and containerization.
Experience with AWS cloud computing, including EC2, S3, load balancers, Lambdas, and IAM security.