✦ Luna Orbit — AI & Machine Learning

Principal Engineering Manager, Data Architecture

at GitHub

📍 Remote, US Remote 💰 $160K – $425K USD / year Posted March 26, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $160K – $425K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience lead
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category AI & Machine Learning

About this role

This role involves leading the data architecture engineering team at GitHub, focusing on caching and object storage systems to support high performance and reliability.

Key Responsibilities

  • Drive data architecture strategy
  • Lead distributed systems development
  • Mentor engineering teams
  • Ensure system reliability and performance
  • Guide system migrations

Technical Overview

The position requires expertise in distributed systems, key-value stores like Redis, cloud platforms such as Azure, and infrastructure monitoring and disaster recovery strategies.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior technical leader with extensive experience in distributed systems, caching, and object storage, particularly with Redis and Azure. They possess strong leadership skills and a strategic mindset to guide large-scale data architecture initiatives.

Must-Have Skills

Deep expertise in key-value storesCaching infrastructureObject storageDistributed systemsTechnical leadership

Nice-to-Have Skills

AzureRedisPerformance optimizationSystem migrationsMonitoring tools

Tools & Platforms

AzureRedisMonitoring tools

Required Skills

Key-value storesCaching infrastructureObject storageDistributed systemsRedisAzureMonitoringDisaster recoveryTechnical leadershipSystem migrations

Hard Skills

Key-value storesCaching infrastructureObject storageDistributed systemsRedisAzureTechnical leadershipDesign patternsMonitoringDisaster recovery

Soft Skills

LeadershipMentoringCommunicationProblem-solvingCollaborationStrategic thinking

Industry & Role

Industry Technology
Job Function Lead data architecture engineering for caching and storage systems
Role Subtype Platform Engineering
Tech Domains Azure, Redis, Distributed systems

Keywords for Your Resume

Principal Engineering ManagerData ArchitectureKey-value storesCaching infrastructureObject storageDistributed systemsRedisAzureMonitoringDisaster recoveryTechnical leadershipSystem migrationsPerformance optimizationCloud infrastructureScalabilityReliability

Deal Breakers

Lack of experience in distributed systems, No leadership experience, No familiarity with Redis or Azure, Inability to work remotely

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