✦ Luna Orbit — Software Engineering

Principal Software Engineer, Git Systems

at GitHub

📍 Remote, US Remote 💰 $160K – $425K USD / year Posted March 19, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $160K – $425K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 11+ years
Education Associate’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field
Category Software Engineering

About this role

This role involves leading the development of highly scalable and available microservices-based systems, focusing on performance, reliability, and distributed architecture at scale.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and develop scalable systems
  • Lead microservices architecture
  • Ensure high system availability
  • Mentor engineering teams
  • Optimize distributed systems

Technical Overview

The technical environment includes C, C++, C#, Java, Python, Rust, microservices, protocols, and distributed systems, emphasizing high availability and scalability.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior software engineer with over 11 years of experience in C, C++, Java, and microservices architecture, with a focus on scalable, distributed, and highly available systems. Leadership and mentoring skills are essential.

Must-Have Skills

software engineeringmicroservicesscalabilitydistributed systemshigh availabilitycode review

Nice-to-Have Skills

performance optimizationcloud platformsscalable servicesAI/MLlarge-scale systems

Tools & Platforms

GitHubMicroservicesProtocolsScalabilityDistributed systems

Required Skills

CC++C#JavaJavaScriptGoPythonRustMicroservicesProtocolsScalabilityDistributed systemsHigh availabilityCode review

Hard Skills

CC++C#JavaJavaScriptGoPythonRustMicroservicesProtocolsScalabilityDistributed systemsCode reviewHigh availability

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingteamwork

Industry & Role

Industry Technology
Job Function Developing and leading scalable, distributed software systems
Role Subtype Software Engineer
Tech Domains C, C++, C#, Java, Python, Rust, Microservices

Keywords for Your Resume

Principal Software EngineerCC++C#JavaJavaScriptGoPythonRustMicroservicesProtocolsScalabilityDistributed systemsHigh availabilityCode reviewSoftware engineeringScalable servicesLarge-scale systemsGitHubTeam leadershipcc++c#javajavascriptgopythonrustmicroservicesscalability

Deal Breakers

Less than 11 years of experience, No experience with microservices or distributed systems, Lack of leadership or mentoring experience, No associate degree or higher in relevant field

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