Overview

GitHub is changing the way the world creates software and we want you to help us craft the best way to build a software workflow: GitHub Marketplace. We’re looking for a talented Engineer to help make our Marketplace be the ideal place to find and sell the best tools development workflows.

You’ll work with our team of Ecosystem engineers, designers, and product managers to craft a cohesive experience for both our customers’ integrators. The Ecosystem organization works together to ensure every part of our Platform is low friction and provides a high amount of value. Become part of the future of software development by joining our Marketplace team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • You will write, review, and maintain application code primarily in Ruby and Javascript.
  • You will collaborate with our product and design teams to build first-class experiences to both buy and sell applications.
  • You will engage directly with our integration partners to understand their needs and build empathy.
  • You will document the systems you help build to ensure others can also extend the Marketplace.
  • You will interact with engineering and product leadership to define and prioritize engineering projects that help the team meet its objectives.

Qualifications

  • At least 3 years experience developing web applications (preferably with Ruby on Rails).
  • Experience with Javascript and front-end client libraries.
  • SQL and general database knowledge.
  • Experience with RESTful API design and/or GraphQL.
  • Proven understanding of testing principles.
  • Strong interpersonal skills both written and verbal (particularly as part of a remote team).

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Knowledge of common e-commerce flows would be a plus.

You can be an awesome fit even if you don’t have everything we’ve described above. You can also have important skills we haven’t thought of. If that’s you, please don’t hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself.

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.

Who We Are:

GitHub is the best place to share code with friends, co-workers, classmates, and complete strangers. Over 27 million people use GitHub to build amazing things together across 79 million repositories. With the collaborative features of GitHub.com and GitHub Business, it has never been easier for individuals and teams to write faster, better code. code.

What We Value:

Collaboration: We believe the best work is done together.
Empathy: We believe in putting people first.
Quality: We believe in setting the standard for excellence.
Positive Impact: We believe in making the world a better place through our work.
Shipping: We believe in creating things for the people using them.

Why You Should Join:

At GitHub, we constantly strive to create an environment that allows our employees (Hubbers) to do the best work of their lives. We’ve designed one of the coolest workspaces in San Francisco (HQ), where over half of our Hubbers work, snack, and create daily. The other half of our Hubbers work remotely in 18 countries across the globe. Here is a complete list of where we can hire!

We are also committed to keeping Hubbers healthy, motivated, focused and creative. We’ve designed our top-notch benefits program with these goals in mind. In a nutshell, we’ve built a place where we truly love working, we think you will too.

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!

Where We Can Hire

Please note that benefits vary by country, if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask your Talent Partner.