GitHub Platform Engineer

<div class="benefits"> <div><strong>Benefits:</strong></div> <ul> <li>Competitive salary</li> </ul> </div> <div class="trix-content"> <div> <strong>Location</strong><br> Remote<br> Must be authorized to work in the United States<br> In‑person identity verification required upon offer as part of onboarding compliance<br> Role includes access to development environments and Personally Identifiable Information (PII)<br><br> </div><div> <strong>Experience Level</strong><br> Senior Level<br><br> </div><div> <strong>Role Overview</strong><br> The Senior Systems Engineer is a foundational member of an enterprise tooling and operations team responsible for designing, building, and managing core services that support large-scale GitHub Enterprise usage. This role focuses on automation, policy enforcement, and platform integrations to enable secure, scalable, and compliant software development workflows. The position blends infrastructure, platform engineering, and software development, with opportunities to leverage modern automation and generative AI capabilities.<br><br> </div><div><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></div><div><strong>GitHub Platform Engineering & Automation</strong></div><ul> <li>Design, architect, and maintain scalable solutions for managing GitHub Enterprise resources using GitHub APIs</li> <li>Build tooling to automate repository creation, configuration, lifecycle management, and decommissioning</li> <li>Enforce standards and policies across multiple GitHub organizations through automation</li> <li>Reduce manual operational effort through repeatable, reliable automation solutions</li> </ul><div><strong>Policy Enforcement & Developer Experience</strong></div><ul> <li>Implement policy enforcement mechanisms including custom GitHub Apps and GitHub Actions</li> <li>Support code quality, security, and contribution standards across development teams</li> <li>Evaluate and implement alternatives to traditional pre-commit hooks where appropriate</li> <li>Ensure solutions align with compliance, security, and governance requirements</li> </ul><div><strong>Enterprise Integration & AI Enablement</strong></div><ul> <li>Integrate GitHub with enterprise identity providers, security tools, and compliance platforms</li> <li>Support a seamless developer experience through reliable platform integrations</li> <li>Explore and implement generative AI tooling such as GitHub Copilot to enhance productivity and code quality</li> <li>Partner with stakeholders to responsibly adopt emerging technologies</li> </ul><div><strong>Collaboration, Documentation & Leadership</strong></div><ul> <li>Collaborate with security, infrastructure, and development teams to gather requirements and validate solutions</li> <li>Produce clear, comprehensive documentation for platforms, services, and automation tools</li> <li>Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers</li> <li>Act as a subject matter expert for GitHub platform operations and tooling</li> </ul><div><strong>Required Qualifications</strong></div><ul> <li>Strong hands-on experience engineering and operating enterprise-scale software platforms</li> <li>Proven experience automating workflows using APIs and infrastructure or platform tooling</li> <li>Strong programming experience in one or more modern languages suitable for automation and services development</li> <li>Experience designing secure, scalable systems supporting development operations</li> <li>Deep understanding of Git-based workflows and repository management practices</li> <li>Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional technical teams</li> <li>Strong documentation and communication skills</li> <li>Ability to meet onboarding compliance requirements including in-person identity verification</li> <li>Willingness to work in environments with access to sensitive data including PII</li> </ul><div><strong>Preferred Qualifications</strong></div><ul> <li>Experience supporting GitHub Enterprise in large or regulated environments</li> <li>Experience building custom GitHub Apps or advanced GitHub Actions</li> <li>Familiarity with identity management, security scanning tools, or compliance platforms</li> <li>Experience leveraging generative AI tools within software development workflows</li> <li>Background in platform engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure automation</li> </ul><div><strong>Core Skills & Attributes</strong></div><ul> <li>Strong automation-first mindset with attention to reliability and scale</li> <li>Ability to design systems that balance security, usability, and governance</li> <li>Proactive problem-solving and operational ownership</li> <li>Collaborative, engineering-driven approach to stakeholder engagement</li> <li>Interest in modern developer tooling and emerging technologies</li> </ul> </div> <p>This is a remote position.</p>

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