Staff Infrastructure Engineer, Platform

GitHub is hiring a Staff Infrastructure Engineer, Platform to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a Staff Infrastructure Engineer, Platform, you'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure. This is a full-time, work-from-home role open to candidates across the US (Remote — US (PST)). 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: • Partner with engineering on scalability and security • Automate deployments and reduce operational toil • Monitor systems and respond to incidents • Improve observability, alerting, and reliability • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code What we offer: • Flexible working hours across US time zones • 401(k) retirement plan with company match • Annual learning and professional development budget • Competitive salary and meaningful equity • Home office and wellness stipends 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 • Strong troubleshooting skills • Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go) • Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure Nice to have: • A track record of taking ownership and shipping independently • Experience working in a fully remote or distributed team