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Get Access To All JobsABOUT GITHUB: GitHub is the world’s leading platform for agentic software development — powered by Copilot to build, scale, and deliver secure software. Over 180 million developers, including more than 90% of the Fortune 100 companies, use GitHub to collaborate, and more than 77,000 organisations have adopted GitHub Copilot.
LOCATIONS: In this role you can work from Remote, United States
Overview:
GitHub is looking for a Staff Software Engineering Manager to lead the development of Codespaces and the sandbox technologies that power cloud-based development experiences across GitHub.
As the global home for all developers, GitHub is the complete AI-powered developer platform to build, scale, and deliver secure software. With Codespaces, we’re building and operating instant-on, remote cloud development environments. In this model, engineers work in cloud development environments—tailored for a specific project—where the overhead of launching a task-specific workbench is effectively zero. Work on a bug, review a change, or just try something out, all booted from a clean baseline ready for your commits. Not only does this accelerate engineers’ day-to-day coding, but it is also used across GitHub.com to iterate on and validate Copilot-generated code.
As a Staff Software Engineering Manager, you will lead teams responsible for the continued evolution of Codespaces and sandbox technologies, helping shape the future of cloud-based development for GitHub and its users. You will drive technical strategy and execution, partner closely with product and engineering teams across GitHub, and help define the future of cloud development environments. You will lead and grow a strong team of engineers building a platform that is secure, reliable, and most of all fun to develop on.
The ideal candidate combines strong engineering leadership with deep technical judgment, experience operating large-scale cloud services, and a passion for building developer platforms and experiences that help millions of developers be more productive every day.
Responsibilities:
- Drive and support technical roadmap that aligns with product goals, ensuring that engineering efforts are strategically prioritized and incorporating the adoption of new technologies and methodologies where applicable.
- Facilitate cross-team communications, identify dependencies, and resolve conflicts to ensure seamless integration and support across products, applications, and services.
- Drive employee growth and development, manage performance, and ensure the engineering team's skills remain current by staying abreast of industry developments and best practices.
- Guide teams in designing scalable, secure, and observable systems that meet business and technical requirements.
- Champion experimentation and telemetry-driven development, enabling rapid iteration and data-informed decisions.
- Drive engineering excellence through automation, tooling, and standardization across deployment, testing, and operations.
- Own incident response and reliability practices, ensuring live services meet SLOs and postmortems drive systemic improvements.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required Qualifications:
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9+ years' experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience maintaining and delivering production software coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python,
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OR associate’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years' experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience maintaining and delivering production software coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python,
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OR bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field AND 7+ years' experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience maintaining and delivering production software coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python,
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OR master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years' experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience maintaining and delivering production software coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python,
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OR doctorate in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years' experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience maintaining and delivering production software coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python,
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OR equivalent experience.
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3+ years people management experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience in one or more scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python, or a similar language), technologies and software platforms, (e.g., Ruby, React, Go, Javascript/typescript, MySQL, cosmosDB, Elasticsearch), front-end frameworks (e.g., React.js), and/or telemetry dashboard (e.g., Datadog, Sentry, Azure Data Explorer).
- Experience with cloud environments and/or Cloud Native Compute Foundation (CNCF) concepts.
- Demonstrated experience with large-scale system architecture and design, particularly in cloud-based environments, with a strong understanding of distributed systems and microservices.
- Experience working closely with product management, design, and other engineering teams to drive cross-functional projects and deliver high-quality products.
COMPENSATION RANGE: The base salary range for this job is USD $140,400.00 - USD $372,300.00 /Yr.
These pay ranges are intended to cover roles based across the United States. An individual's base pay depends on various factors including geographical location and review of experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant. At GitHub certain roles are eligible for benefits and additional rewards, including annual bonus and stock. These rewards are allocated based on individual impact in role. In addition, certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee's role.
This position will be open for a minimum of 3 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
GITHUB LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES:
GitHub values
- Customer-obsessed
- Ship to learn
- Growth mindset
- Own the outcome
- Better together
- Diverse and inclusive
Manager fundamentals
- Model
- Coach
- Care
Leadership principles
- Create clarity
- Generate energy
- Deliver success
WHO WE ARE: GitHub is the world’s leading AI-powered developer platform with 150 million developers and counting. We’re also home to the biggest open-source community on earth (and 99% of the world’s software has open-source code in its DNA). Many of the apps and programs you use every day are built on GitHub.
Our teams are dreamers, doers, and pioneers, leading the way in AI, driving humanitarian efforts around the globe, and even sending open source to Mars (and beyond!). At GitHub, our goal is to create the space you need to do your best work. We’re remote-first and offer competitive pay, generous learning and growth opportunities, and excellent benefits to support you, wherever you are—because we know that people flourish when they can work on their own terms.
Join us, and let’s change the world, together.
EEO STATEMENT: 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!
ABOUT GITHUB: GitHub is the world’s leading platform for agentic software development — powered by Copilot to build, scale, and deliver secure software. Over 180 million developers, including more than 90% of the Fortune 100 companies, use GitHub to collaborate, and more than 77,000 organisations have adopted GitHub Copilot.
LOCATIONS: In this role you can work from Remote, United States
Overview:
GitHub is looking for a Staff Software Engineering Manager to lead the development of Codespaces and the sandbox technologies that power cloud-based development experiences across GitHub.
As the global home for all developers, GitHub is the complete AI-powered developer platform to build, scale, and deliver secure software. With Codespaces, we’re building and operating instant-on, remote cloud development environments. In this model, engineers work in cloud development environments—tailored for a specific project—where the overhead of launching a task-specific workbench is effectively zero. Work on a bug, review a change, or just try something out, all booted from a clean baseline ready for your commits. Not only does this accelerate engineers’ day-to-day coding, but it is also used across GitHub.com to iterate on and validate Copilot-generated code.
As a Staff Software Engineering Manager, you will lead teams responsible for the continued evolution of Codespaces and sandbox technologies, helping shape the future of cloud-based development for GitHub and its users. You will drive technical strategy and execution, partner closely with product and engineering teams across GitHub, and help define the future of cloud development environments. You will lead and grow a strong team of engineers building a platform that is secure, reliable, and most of all fun to develop on.
The ideal candidate combines strong engineering leadership with deep technical judgment, experience operating large-scale cloud services, and a passion for building developer platforms and experiences that help millions of developers be more productive every day.
Responsibilities:
- Drive and support technical roadmap that aligns with product goals, ensuring that engineering efforts are strategically prioritized and incorporating the adoption of new technologies and methodologies where applicable.
- Facilitate cross-team communications, identify dependencies, and resolve conflicts to ensure seamless integration and support across products, applications, and services.
- Drive employee growth and development, manage performance, and ensure the engineering team's skills remain current by staying abreast of industry developments and best practices.
- Guide teams in designing scalable, secure, and observable systems that meet business and technical requirements.
- Champion experimentation and telemetry-driven development, enabling rapid iteration and data-informed decisions.
- Drive engineering excellence through automation, tooling, and standardization across deployment, testing, and operations.
- Own incident response and reliability practices, ensuring live services meet SLOs and postmortems drive systemic improvements.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required Qualifications:
-
9+ years' experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience maintaining and delivering production software coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python,
-
OR associate’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years' experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience maintaining and delivering production software coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python,
-
OR bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field AND 7+ years' experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience maintaining and delivering production software coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python,
-
OR master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years' experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience maintaining and delivering production software coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python,
-
OR doctorate in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years' experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience maintaining and delivering production software coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python,
-
OR equivalent experience.
-
3+ years people management experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience in one or more scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python, or a similar language), technologies and software platforms, (e.g., Ruby, React, Go, Javascript/typescript, MySQL, cosmosDB, Elasticsearch), front-end frameworks (e.g., React.js), and/or telemetry dashboard (e.g., Datadog, Sentry, Azure Data Explorer).
- Experience with cloud environments and/or Cloud Native Compute Foundation (CNCF) concepts.
- Demonstrated experience with large-scale system architecture and design, particularly in cloud-based environments, with a strong understanding of distributed systems and microservices.
- Experience working closely with product management, design, and other engineering teams to drive cross-functional projects and deliver high-quality products.
COMPENSATION RANGE: The base salary range for this job is USD $140,400.00 - USD $372,300.00 /Yr.
These pay ranges are intended to cover roles based across the United States. An individual's base pay depends on various factors including geographical location and review of experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant. At GitHub certain roles are eligible for benefits and additional rewards, including annual bonus and stock. These rewards are allocated based on individual impact in role. In addition, certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee's role.
This position will be open for a minimum of 3 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
GITHUB LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES:
GitHub values
- Customer-obsessed
- Ship to learn
- Growth mindset
- Own the outcome
- Better together
- Diverse and inclusive
Manager fundamentals
- Model
- Coach
- Care
Leadership principles
- Create clarity
- Generate energy
- Deliver success
WHO WE ARE: GitHub is the world’s leading AI-powered developer platform with 150 million developers and counting. We’re also home to the biggest open-source community on earth (and 99% of the world’s software has open-source code in its DNA). Many of the apps and programs you use every day are built on GitHub.
Our teams are dreamers, doers, and pioneers, leading the way in AI, driving humanitarian efforts around the globe, and even sending open source to Mars (and beyond!). At GitHub, our goal is to create the space you need to do your best work. We’re remote-first and offer competitive pay, generous learning and growth opportunities, and excellent benefits to support you, wherever you are—because we know that people flourish when they can work on their own terms.
Join us, and let’s change the world, together.
EEO STATEMENT: 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!
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a Software Engineering Manager
Verify your degree maps to the role
USCIS requires a direct connection between your degree field and the job. A computer science or software engineering degree supports most Engineering Manager roles, but a business degree alone may not. Gather transcripts and a credential evaluation before applying.
Target employers with active LCA filings
Search the DOL's Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data to identify companies that have filed LCAs for Engineering Manager titles. These employers already understand the E-3 visa process and won't treat sponsorship as an obstacle.
Frame your management scope in job offer letters
The E-3 specialty occupation requirement focuses on the degree-level nature of the work. Ask your employer to describe your technical responsibilities, not just your headcount, in the offer letter. Consulates and USCIS both assess this language.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service for the LCA and paperwork
The LCA must be certified by DOL before your consulate appointment can proceed. Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork so the process moves without delays from your employer's HR team.
Clarify your start date before the consulate appointment
E-3 visas are issued for a specific employer and role. If your start date shifts after the visa is issued, you may need to refile. Lock in a realistic start date with your employer before scheduling the consulate appointment in Australia.
Prepare a written job duty summary for your interview
Consular officers assess whether your role genuinely requires a bachelor's degree. Bring a one-page summary covering your technical decision-making, architecture ownership, and engineering scope. It removes ambiguity when the offer letter uses vague management language.
E-3 Visa Software Engineering Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
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How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does a Software Engineering Manager role qualify as an E-3 specialty occupation?
Yes, provided the role requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a directly related field such as computer science, software engineering, or electrical engineering. Roles focused purely on people management without technical scope can be harder to qualify, so the offer letter should reflect your hands-on engineering responsibilities alongside your management duties.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Software Engineering Manager positions?
The H-1B visa requires winning an annual lottery with roughly a one-in-four selection rate, while the E-3 has no lottery and no annual cap for Australian citizens. You can apply for an E-3 any time of year once you have an offer. The specialty occupation standard is similar between the two visas, so your qualifying criteria as an Engineering Manager are essentially the same.
Can I switch employers after starting work on an E-3 as a Software Engineering Manager?
You can change employers, but the E-3 is employer-specific. Your new employer needs to file a fresh LCA with DOL and you'll generally need a new visa stamp before or shortly after starting. Unlike the H-1B, there's no portability provision that lets you start with a new employer on a pending petition alone, so timing the transition carefully matters.