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Principal Software Engineer, Front End Web UI Platform
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From the LinkedIn Post
"GitHub recruiter Preet Bhatia is hiring a Principal Software Engineer for the Front End Web UI Platform. The role focuses on large-scale frontend architecture, React modernization, platform migrations, and cross-team technical leadership."
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Remote
Location
Remote, United States
Experience
Architect (9+ yrs)
Posted
Today
Tech Stack
Quick Take
Principal frontend platform engineering role at GitHub supporting millions of developers. You'll lead React-based architecture, performance, and platform modernization in a fully remote US role. The opening was shared directly by a GitHub recruiter on LinkedIn, making it a strong hiring signal.
Role Overview
🚨 Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
About Company
GitHub builds the world's leading AI-powered developer platform, enabling millions of developers and organizations to collaborate and deliver software at scale.
The Role
Join the Core UX organization to define the technical direction of GitHub's frontend platform. You'll shape architecture, performance, accessibility, and shared engineering systems that power GitHub.com across multiple teams.
Tech Stack
- React
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- CSS
- Server-Side Rendering
- Browser APIs
- Accessibility
What You'll Do
- Drive frontend platform architecture.
- Lead organization-wide migration initiatives.
- Improve web performance and reliability.
- Build shared engineering patterns and tooling.
- Mentor engineers and review technical designs.
- Collaborate with engineering, product, and design leadership.
What You'll Need
- Extensive software engineering experience.
- Deep React expertise.
- Strong TypeScript and modern web platform knowledge.
- Experience improving Core Web Vitals and frontend performance.
- Proven success leading large engineering initiatives.
- Strong communication and technical leadership skills.
Nice To Have
- Design systems experience.
- Shared component libraries.
- Frontend platform tooling.
- Experience coordinating large-scale engineering rollouts.