Overview
Design, develop, test and ship high-quality technical solutions across GitHub Actions services. Participate in code reviews, pairing sessions, and technical discussions that raise the quality bar for the team. 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. Design and implement APIs to facilitate seamless integration between software components. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and partner with stakeholders and lead discussions for technical solutions, including design and cost considerations. Contribute to comprehensive testing strategies, define success metrics, and incorporate customer feedback to drive continuous improvement. Support security across GitHub Actions by implementing isolation mechanisms for untrusted code execution and partnering with Security tea
Full job description
Full Job Description
Design, develop, test and ship high-quality technical solutions across GitHub Actions services. Participate in code reviews, pairing sessions, and technical discussions that raise the quality bar for the team. 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. Design and implement APIs to facilitate seamless integration between software components. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and partner with stakeholders and lead discussions for technical solutions, including design and cost considerations. Contribute to comprehensive testing strategies, define success metrics, and incorporate customer feedback to drive continuous improvement. Support security across GitHub Actions by implementing isolation mechanisms for untrusted code execution and partnering with Security teams to address vulnerabilities in our services. Champion operational excellence by improving system reliability, reducing incident response times, and establishing best practices for monitoring, alerting, and runbooks across Actions services. Drive and support technical roadmap that aligns with product goals, ensuring that engineering efforts are strategically prioritized and incorporating the adoption of new technologies and methodologies where applicable. Proven, substantial professional experience in software engineering, computer science, or a related technical discipline, with a track record of independently owning and delivering production software end-to-end. Working fluency in one or more general-purpose programming languages such as Go, Ruby, Rust, Python, JavaScript, C, C++, C#, or Java — applied in production systems at scale. A degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Engineering, or a related field — or equivalent depth of professional experience. Significant experience in one or more scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python). Experience designing or operating distributed systems and cloud infrastructure. Familiarity with CI/CD concepts, or hands-on experience building or operating CI/CD systems.
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