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About GitHub

As the global home for all developers, GitHub is the complete AI-powered developer platform to build, scale, and deliver secure software. Over 150+ million developers, including more than 90% of the Fortune 100 companies, use GitHub to collaborate and experiment across 420+ million repositories. With all the collaborative features of GitHub, it has never been easier for individuals and teams to write faster, better code.

Locations

In this role you can work from Remote, Germany

Overview

We are hiring a Senior Engineering Manager on the GitHub Notifications team, specifically leading a team responsible for the Notifications Integrations and Experiences on both Github.com and Chat Integrations.

As a leader and manager, you will directly influence engineering culture, mentor and grow other engineers, engage in long term architectural planning, and partner closely with key partners across the company to help deliver a highly available and scalable notifications experience.

While your direct team is located in Europe, you will join a fully distributed org - you will thrive in an environment of asynchronous communication. We expect you to have the ability to communicate complex technical concepts, and be able to create working relationships with coworkers in locations around the globe.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate an environment where team members are empowered and demonstrate a strong sense of ownership and ensuring that individuals on the team are learning, growing, and advancing in their careers
• Meet with management and team members 1:1 on a regular basis
• Help the team ships products, features, and bug-fixes regularly and guide them toward building high quality software across multiple platforms
• Effectively communicate directions and decisions with the team and company
• Build alignment with engineering, design, and product leadership
• Guide the team toward building high quality software across multiple platforms

Qualifications

Required:

• Minimum of 6 years experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience maintaining and delivering production software coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python o OR Associate’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience maintaining and delivering production software coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python.
• Minimum of 6 years experience of designing, developing, and shipping high-quality software at scale
• Minimum of 6 years experience working asynchronously on a remote, distributed team
• Minimum of 1 years direct and/or indirect people management or leadership experience.

Preferred:

• Minimum of 6 years experience with Web-based platforms with focus on user experience, product development and feature design.
• Minimum of 6 years experience with one or more backend technologies: server-side environments, compute, data-stores, networking, infrastructure, devops, security, and programming languages.
• Minimum of 6 years experience with open-source software, communities, and the systems these communities use to self-organise and ship software for others.

GitHub Leadership Principles

GitHub values

• Customer-obsessed
• Ship to learn
• Growth mindset
• Own the outcome
• Better together
• Diverse and inclusive

Manager fundamentals

• Model
• Coach
• Care

Leadership principles

• Create clarity
• Generate energy
• Deliver success

Who We Are

GitHub is the world’s leading AI-powered developer platform with 150 million developers and counting. We’re also home to the biggest open-source community on earth (and 99% of the world’s software has open-source code in its DNA). Many of the apps and programs you use every day are built on GitHub.

Our teams are dreamers, doers, and pioneers, leading the way in AI, driving humanitarian efforts around the globe, and even sending open source to Mars (and beyond!).

At GitHub, our goal is to create the space you need to do your best work. We’re remote-first and offer competitive pay, generous learning and growth opportunities, and excellent benefits to support you, wherever you are—because we know that people flourish when they can work on their own terms.

Join us, and let’s change the world, together.

EEO Statement

GitHub is made up of people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lifestyles. We embrace diversity and invite applications from people of all walks of life. We don't discriminate against employees or applicants based on gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, pregnancy status, veteran status, or any other differences. Also, if you have a disability, please let us know if there's any way we can make the interview process better for you; we're happy to accommodate!