Principal Software Engineer
GitHub · United States · Engineering
About this role
GitHub is hiring a principal-level Software Engineer based in United States. The posting calls out experience with Python, JavaScript, Java, Rust.
- Role
- Software Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- principal
- Track
- Tech leadership
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- United States
- Department
- Engineering
- Posted
- Apr 9, 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 States
Overview
At GitHub, our mission is to accelerate human progress through developer collaboration. We are working on shaping the next era of software where developers thrive in collaboration with agents.
We are growing our Engineering team and seeking experienced professionals to enhance our software engineering efforts. As a Principal Software Engineer, you will lead system architecture design and mentor others in quality assurance practices. The ideal candidate will be a key leader in advancing GitHub’s engineering initiatives, driving impactful technical solutions while gaining deep expertise in scalable systems, cross-functional collaboration, and innovative problem-solving in a dynamic environment.
Responsibilities
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex technical problems at scale, balancing high-level system design with active code contribution.
Contribute to code, and lead and influence design discussions for the overall system architecture of complex products and solutions, ensuring they meet security and compliance requirements.
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