Software Engineer III

Build and maintain open source software for the npm team, supporting the JavaScript ecosystem and helping improve reliability, security, and developer experience.

Responsibilities

• Write, review, and maintain code plus technical documentation
• Engage daily with community members, consumers, and contributors
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to define, design, and develop new features aligned with business objectives and end-user needs
• Help triage and remediate bugs and security vulnerabilities
• Steward high-impact JavaScript open source projects used by millions of developers and supporting billions of downloads across the package registry

Requirements

• 4+ years of software engineering, computer science, or related technical discipline, with proven experience maintaining and delivering production software languages including (but not limited to) C, C++, C#, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python
• OR Associate’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years experience
• OR Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years experience in computer science or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in C, C++, C#, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python
• OR Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, or related field
• OR Equivalent experience
• 2+ years experience with Cloud Services
• 2+ years experience developing and debugging large-scale projects, applications, or developer tools

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years experience with Node.js
• 3+ years experience with cloud services, including AWS development
• Experience building applications that adhere to the highest security standards
• Experience using AI-assisted coding and productivity tools

Technologies

• C, C++, C#, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, Python
• Cloud Services, Node.js, AWS
• AI-assisted coding and productivity tools

Benefits

• Annual bonus
• Stock
• Sales incentives based on revenue or utilization (depending on the terms of the plan and the employee’s role)

Compensation

• Base salary range: USD 107,700 - 285,900 per year

GitHub Leadership Principles

• Customer-obsessed
• Ship to learn
• Growth mindset
• Own the outcome
• Better together
• Diverse and inclusive
• Manager fundamentals: Model
• Manager fundamentals: Coach
• Manager fundamentals: Care
• Leadership principles: Create clarity
• Leadership principles: Generate energy
• Leadership principles: Deliver success

Location

• Remote (Remote), United States