Lead Site Reliability Engineer, Platform

GitHub is hiring a Lead Site Reliability Engineer, Platform to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a Lead Site Reliability Engineer, Platform, you'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure. This is a part-time, work-from-home role open to candidates across the US (Remote — US (EST)). About the role You'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure, partnering with a friendly, distributed team across US time zones. We care about outcomes over hours and give you the autonomy, tools, and support to do your best work from home. What you'll do: • Monitor systems and respond to incidents • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code • Automate deployments and reduce operational toil • Partner with engineering on scalability and security • Improve observability, alerting, and reliability What we offer: • Home office and wellness stipends • Generous paid time off and company holidays • 100% remote, work-from-anywhere-in-the-US culture • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage • Paid parental leave How we work We're remote-first and async-friendly. Expect clear documentation, regular feedback, supportive teammates, and real opportunities to grow your career. GitHub is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.

Minimum qualifications: • 7+ years of experience, including leading teams or projects • On-call and incident response experience • Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go) • Strong troubleshooting skills • Hands-on with Kubernetes, Terraform, or similar Nice to have: • Experience working in a fully remote or distributed team • A track record of taking ownership and shipping independently