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Staff Software Engineer

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Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Tue, Oct 27, 2026
This job expires in: 29 days

Job Summary

Leading technical decision-making and architecture, the full-time Staff Software Engineer on the Traffic Team will design and implement scalable solutions for traffic management while working remotely.

Key responsibilities
  • Lead technical decision-making and architecture for traffic management systems
  • Design and implement scalable, reliable solutions for complex problems like rate-limiting and routing
  • Maintain and improve the GitHub Load Balancer and related traffic management systems
Required qualifications
  • 9+ years of experience in Software Engineering or related technical discipline, with proficiency in languages such as Go, Ruby, or Python
  • 4+ years of experience building and supporting large, high-traffic applications at scale
  • 4+ years of experience with cloud-native workloads in Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud
  • 2+ years of experience maintaining a Load Balancer with knowledge of DDoS protection mechanisms
  • Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of formal education

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