Staff Engineering Manager - Licensing
About the job
- At least 9 years of experience in software engineering, computer science, or a related technical discipline, including maintaining and delivering production software using languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python; alternatively, an associate's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Engineering, or a related field and at least 8 years of relevant experience; a bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field and at least 7 years of relevant experience; a master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Engineering, or a related field and at least 5 years of relevant experience; a doctorate in those named fields or a related field and at least 3 years of relevant experience; or equivalent experience.
- At least 3 years of people management experience.
- Guide teams in creating technical solutions for licensing and subscription access, ensuring designs are cost-effective and meet security and compliance requirements.
- Develop and enforce code review guidelines that adhere to GitHub's quality standards, ensuring reliability, accuracy, and scalability of usage tracking and downstream billing.
- Drive project plans, release plans, and work items in coordination with Product and cross-organizational stakeholders to ensure resources are allocated effectively.
- Guide efforts to optimize deployments across products and components, ensuring solutions are deployed safely and adhere to GitHub's deployment standards.
- Act as an escalation point for live service operations on systems with direct revenue and compliance impact, providing technical guidance to resolve complex incidents.
- Oversee the development and reuse of software developer tools to support code creation, debugging, and maintenance.
- Lead and manage team performance, drive employee development, and ensure the team's skills remain current with industry developments.
- Serve as a technical and organizational leader beyond the immediate team, influencing architecture and practices across the broader organization.
- Lead initiatives to enhance quality assurance processes, ensuring products meet quality and reliability standards before release.
- Hire, coach, and retain engineering talent, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous learning.
- Strong system design and architecture skills, with experience in resilient system design, technology selection, and cloud-native, event-driven distributed systems, such as Azure or similar cloud platforms, event streaming or pub/sub, and asynchronous job processing; direct experience with Azure, Cosmos DB, or Go is a plus but not required.
- Experience leading large, diverse engineering teams in a fast-paced environment, with a track record of delivering complex projects on time and within budget.
- Experience developing customer-facing product experiences, understanding user experience principles, and incorporating customer feedback into full-stack product development.
- Experience with billing, metering, licensing, or other systems with direct financial or compliance impact.
About the company
GitHub runs a code hosting and collaboration platform for developers and software teams, from public open source projects to private business applications. Teams store projects in repositories, propose changes through pull requests, and review code before merging it into a shared version. GitHub Actions automates tests and deployments, while Copilot assists with writing code and Advanced Security checks for vulnerabilities and exposed credentials. The company earns revenue from paid team and enterprise subscriptions, AI coding plans, security add-ons, and usage of its development tools. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Francisco, GitHub is a subsidiary of Microsoft.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$350M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2008
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What believers are saying
- Enterprise relationships run deep: GitHub reports developers from 90% of Fortune 100 companies using its platform.
- Remote work supports location flexibility: GitHub describes a remote-first culture with home-office resources.
- New parents receive substantial leave: GitHub lists five months of paid family leave, with benefits varying by country.
What critics are saying
- Copilot leaves verification to users: GitHub requires reviewing generated code for accuracy and security.
- Demand outruns infrastructure: GitHub's August 2026 capacity failure disrupted multiple services for seven hours and 47 minutes.
- On-call engineers face extended response work: GitHub's August 2026 Copilot status incident lasted over ten hours.
What makes GitHub unique
- Developer distribution is unusually broad: GitHub reports more than 225 million developers on its platform.
- Maintainers get funding beside their code: GitHub Sponsors routes financial support directly through project pages.
- GitHub preserves software beyond online hosting: its Arctic vault uses film designed to last 1,000 years.
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Benefits
A diverse and inclusive workplace - At GitHub, we think that a diverse company is a strong company, and we work hard to foster a supportive and welcoming workplace. Learn more about our commitment to diversity.
Work happier - Build amazing things with a balance of autonomy and collaborative teamwork. Set your own work schedule and make use of a flexible PTO plan when you need to recharge.
Lead from any location - GitHub is a remote-first company with offices located throughout the US, Europe, and Asia. Whether you live near an office or not, GitHub believes you can do your best work wherever you are. If you work remotely, you will receive a stipend to outfit your home office and receive reoccurring reimbursement refreshes.
Put your health and family first - You'll enjoy 100% coverage of health insurance premiums across our medical, dental, and vision plan offerings, including coverage for dependents. We also offer five months of paid family leave to all new parents with the option to use it all at once or throughout the baby's first year.
Find your zen - GitHub provides a monthly wellness stipend designed to cover anything from gym memberships, massage, meditation apps, or any other wellness related expenses.
Invest in your future - At GitHub, you'll have a stake in the future success of our platform with equity grants. For full-time employees, we offer competitive 401k planning with a 50% company match up to the IRS 402(g) annual limit.
Keep growing - Learn how you learn best. From books to conferences, you'll get a yearly budget for your individual learning and development goals.
Give back to your community - We believe in sharing our time, resources, and products to contribute to positive social impact. GitHub matches charitable donations up to $15,000 per calendar year. And for each hour (up to 40 hours) of volunteering per year, you will receive $20 to donate to an organization of your choice.
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