GitHub is looking for engineers to join our Database Infrastructure team. We're a team that focuses on ensuring the reliability and scalability of the databases that power GitHub. We create self-service infrastructure to empower engineers across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Design and build a core part of GitHub’s infrastructure, work to scale our database solution
• Cultivate open source projects developed at GitHub and build things you are proud to share
• Work on significant and unique technical challenges where analysis may be complex. 
• Work in a team environment to drive forward large infrastructure projects that involve improving reliability through automation
• Escalate risks and advocate for the health and quality of the systems that the team builds, participate in an on-call rotation and respond to incidents as needed
• The team is highly distributed across geographies and timezones, and you will thrive in an environment of remote work and asynchronous communication

Minimum Qualifications:

• You are proficient in at least one programming language and have an interest in using Golang.
• You have a track record of building infrastructure automation.
• You have an interest in building systems with a focus on monitoring and observability.
• You have effective written communication skills and are able to develop working relationships with coworkers in locations around the globe.
• You are willing to deep dive into systems and troubleshoot problems.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Prior experience working with databases, particularly MySQL
• Excitement about building, operating, and maintaining resilient, scalable systems
• Excitement about architecting scalable systems that impact a global community of users
• Drive for observability to understand performance and be able to diagnose problems
• Willingness to pair on problems, brainstorm in public, and enthusiastically engage with your teammates in group problem solving
• Familiarity with Cloud Architecture, Cloud solutions for data and storage
• History of success in a remote work environment

Nothing in life is perfect including this job description. You may be an excellent fit even if you don’t meet all of the qualifications. We look forward to meeting you and hearing about your unique skills and experiences!

Ability to meet GitHub, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:  Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft, GitHub’s parent company, Cloud Screen upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.