[Remote] Staff Software Engineer, GitHub Intelligence (Copilot Agents)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. GitHub is a leading AI-powered developer platform focused on agentic software development through GitHub Copilot. The Staff Software Engineer will build the context layer for Copilot Agents, including memory, search, GitHub graph, and context retrieval systems. The role involves providing technical leadership, developing scalable platform capabilities, partnering across disciplines, and improving the quality, reliability, and efficiency of AI agents.


Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership for systems that help AI agents acquire, interpret, retain, and apply relevant software-development context
  • Design, prototype, implement, test, ship, and operate high-quality technical solutions that scale across GitHub services and Copilot experiences
  • Develop platform capabilities and APIs for context retrieval, sessions, memory, agent customization, evaluation, and feedback-driven improvement
  • Turn ambiguous customer and product opportunities into clear technical strategies, architecture proposals, experiments, and executable roadmaps
  • Work at the frontier of how software gets built with agents and evolve workflows that make the whole team faster
  • Partner with product managers, designers, researchers, data scientists, and engineers across GitHub to connect capabilities into coherent end-to-end experiences
  • Establish evaluation methods, telemetry, and learning loops that measure agent quality, efficiency, reliability, and customer outcomes
  • Make thoughtful tradeoffs across capability, latency, cost, privacy, security, reliability, and developer experience
  • Own and advocate for the health and quality of the systems the team builds, including participating in first-responder on-call rotations and live incidents where applicable
  • Apply debugging tools, operational data, and structured experimentation to verify assumptions, identify bottlenecks, and improve system performance and maintainability
  • Provide mentorship, pairing opportunities, design and code reviews, and technical guidance that help engineers and teams grow
  • Help cultivate an inclusive environment where people are empowered, have clear ownership, and can do their best work
  • Drive executional and operational excellence within the team and influence engineering practices across organizational boundaries

Skills

  • 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
  • Experience with information retrieval, context retrieval, knowledge graphs, semantic systems, personalization, or persistent knowledge and memory systems
  • Experience designing or integrating AI-agent or generative-AI features in production, including model orchestration, retrieval-augmented generation, tool use, evaluation, or feedback loops
  • Experience defining technical direction and influencing architecture across multiple teams or organizations
  • Strong product and customer judgment, with a track record of turning ambiguous problems into simple, reliable, and maintainable systems
  • Experience with experimentation, telemetry, offline evaluation, and data-informed product development
  • Experience building systems with rigorous privacy, permission, security, provenance, or enterprise-governance requirements
  • Proficiency in one or more systems and/or application programming languages such as Rust, Go, Python, Ruby, TypeScript

Benefits

  • Annual bonus
  • Stock
  • Sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee's role
  • Remote-first work arrangement
  • Generous learning and growth opportunities
  • Excellent benefits to support you, wherever you are

Company Overview

  • As the global home for all developers, GitHub is the complete AI-powered developer platform to build, scale, and deliver secure software. It was founded in 2008, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://github.com/c-klex.

  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • GitHub has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 4 in 2026, 26 in 2025, 17 in 2024, 14 in 2023, 20 in 2022, 20 in 2021, 10 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

  • Back to blog

    Other Jobs To Apply

    Amazon Delivery Driver

    REMOTE - Entry-Level Management Training (Work from Home)No Experience Needed Full Training Provided

    Delta Airlines (Data Entry) Work From Home Position Jobs - Apply Now

    Film & TV Development & Production Internships: LA - Summer 2026

    `Remote Entry-Level Role | Beginner Friendly | Full/Part-Time | Start ASAP

    Work From Home Remote Entry Level -Focus Group Position

    Fulfillment Center Warehouse Associate

    Robotics Warehouse Associate

    amazon warehouse associate $15+/ Hour (Sign on Bonus)!

    Amazon Warehouse

    Sr. Operations Manager

    Delivery Driver(06993) - 2753 W Washington

    "Fully Remote Benefits Representative | Flexible Schedule | Hiring Immediately

    Fulfillment Workplace Health and Safety Specialist Intern 2026 - AZ, CA, CO, NM, NV, OH, OK, TX, UT, WA - Now Hiring

    Software Development Engineer III (ADBL189)

    Want to Work From Home? Provide Customer Service Support for Leading Cruise Lines - Flexible Hours

    DJZ5 - $23.75hr - New Jersey - Amazon DSP Delivery Driver

    EHS Specialist

    Sales Associate- Redding

    Team Member

    Remote Travel Specialist (part time)

    Remote Data Entry -Time Focus Group Participants (Up To $750/Week)

    Data Entry Clerk Work From Home - Part-Time Focus Group Participants (Up To $750/Week)

    Remote Healthcare Customer Service Representative

    -Urgent Hiring | Entry-Level Remote Role | Flexible Schedule | Apply Today

    REMOTE - Entry-Level Management Training (Work from Home)No Experience Needed Full Training Provided

    Easy Remote Academic Transcription Jobs No Experience

    Immediate Hiring: Virtual Scheduling Assistant-Entry Level

    Remote Live Chat Assistant – Entry-Level Customer Support Specialist (No Experience Required | $35/Hour)

    Flight Monitor, Amazon - Prime Air

    Amazon Prime Delivery Driver $18-$26/hr

    Sr. Operations Manager

    EHS Specialist

    Warehouse Team Member

    Warehouse Associate - $18.00/hour

    Work From Home - Up to $750/ week

    (Part Time) Data Entry - Remote Jobs

    Part-Time Doorstep Trash Collection Specialist - Weekends

    Front Desk Concierge (Part-Time / Weekend)

    EHS Specialist

    Area Manager, Early Career (2027) - AR, MS, OK, LA

    Warehouse Worker - Central NJ-OCS (collapsed into 763300000)

    Amazon Customer Service Representative (Remote)

    Remote Customer Service Specialist

    Heavy Equipment Operator

    Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Jobs in Tucson, AZ — $19–$21/hr, Flexible Shifts

    Remote Travel Booking Agent (Flexible Schedule)

    Pathways Operations Manager Intern - Summer 2027 - Now Hiring

    Supervisory Transportation Security Officer

    Paid Panel Immediate Start - Remote Part-Time - Customer Service Representative Welcome