[Remote] Principal Engineering Manager

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. GitHub is the world’s leading platform for agentic software development, and they are seeking a Principal Engineering Manager to lead the development of the GitHub Copilot AI inference platform. This role involves overseeing the allocation and deployment of AI resources, managing high-throughput service infrastructure, and guiding the platform's evolution through technical leadership and collaboration with various teams.ResponsibilitiesDrive 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 applicableFacilitate cross-team communications, identify dependencies, and resolve conflicts to ensure seamless integration and support across products, applications, and servicesDrive employee growth and development, manage performance, and ensure the engineering team's skills remain current by staying abreast of industry developments and best practicesOversee capacity planning and dynamic traffic shaping to ensure performance, reliability, and complianceGuide teams in designing scalable, secure, and observable systems that meet business and technical requirementsChampion experimentation and telemetry-driven development, enabling rapid iteration and data-informed decisionsDrive engineering excellence through automation, tooling, and standardization across deployment, testing, and operationsOwn incident response and reliability practices, ensuring live services meet SLOs and postmortems drive systemic improvementsWork with architects to shape GitHub’s long-term vision for AI infrastructure, identifying opportunities for innovation and leading initiatives that scale globallySkills11+ 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 PythonOR Associate's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 10+ 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 PythonOR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field AND 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 PythonOR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, 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 PythonOR PhD 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 PythonOR equivalent experience5+ years people management experienceDeep understanding of distributed systems performance, including autoscaling, load balancing, and traffic shaping for inference workloadsProven track record of building and scaling engineering organizations in high-growth or ambiguous environmentsBenefitsAnnual bonusStockSales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee's roleCompetitive payGenerous learning and growth opportunitiesExcellent benefits to support you, wherever you areCompany OverviewGitHub is a software company that offers code hosting services that allow developers to build software for open-source and private projects. It is a sub-organization of Microsoft. 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.Company H1B SponsorshipGitHub has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 3 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.