Software Engineer III

GitHub is a developer platform that supports software development and open-source collaboration. The Software Engineer III will join the npm team to build and maintain open-source tools for the JavaScript ecosystem, working across the full stack with internal stakeholders and external contributors. The role includes developing features, maintaining documentation, addressing bugs and security vulnerabilities, and stewarding high-impact JavaScript projects.

Responsibilities:

• You will write, review & maintain code & technical documentation
• You will interact with our community, consumers & contributors, on a daily basis
• You will collaborate closely with internal & external stakeholders to define, design & develop new features that align business objectives with end-user’s wants & needs
• You will be responsible for helping triage & remediate bugs & security vulnerabilities
• You will steward some of the most impactful JavaScript open-source projects, relied on by millions of developers, enabling billions of downloads &, ultimately, creating connections to the world’s largest package registry

Requirements:

• 4+ years experience in 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, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years experience
• OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 2+ years experience in Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python
• OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• OR equivalent experience
• 2+ year(s) of experience with Cloud Services
• 2+ years of experience developing & debugging large scale projects, applications or developer tools
• 2+ years' experience with Node.js
• 3+ years experience with cloud services, including AWS development
• Experience building applications adhering to the highest security standards
• Experienced in using AI-assisted coding and productivity tools