Senior Engineering Manager
GitHub · United Kingdom · Engineering
About this role
GitHub is hiring a manager-level Engineering Manager in the software engineering function based in United Kingdom. The posting calls out experience with Python, JavaScript, Java, Rust.
- Role
- Engineering Manager
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- manager
- Track
- hybrid
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Department
- Engineering
- Posted
- Apr 23, 2026
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Job description
from GitHub careersGitHub is the world’s leading platform for agentic software development — powered by Copilot to build, scale, and deliver secure software. Over 180 million developers, including more than 90% of the Fortune 100 companies, use GitHub to collaborate, and more than 77,000 organisations have adopted GitHub Copilot.
Locations
In this role you can work from Remote, United Kingdom
Overview
GitHub is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead and grow distributed engineering teams through strong partnership, clear direction, and a commitment to engineering excellence. In this role, you’ll work closely with cross‑functional stakeholders to shape requirements, guide technical decision‑making, and ensure teams deliver high‑quality, reliable solutions that meet both product and business needs.
You’ll create the conditions for teams to succeed by establishing effective development and quality practices, supporting thoughtful design and dependency management, and championing proactive approaches to reliability, testing, and operational health. As a senior people leader, you’ll coach and develop engineers and managers, model strong collaboration, and foster a culture of learning, ownership, and continuous improvement.
Engineers at GitHub are passionate about building products developers love. You’ll help amplify that passion—supporting teams as they learn, grow, and deliver work they’re proud of, while maintaining the high standards our users expect.