# GitHub Actions

Skill · Cloud Computing and DevOps

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/github-actions

GitHub Actions is a continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) automation feature built into GitHub that lets developers define workflows—triggered by events like code pushes or pull requests—to automatically build, test, and deploy software. Workflows are defined in YAML files and can run predefined or custom 'actions' from a large community marketplace. It's widely used by development teams to streamline testing and release pipelines directly within their GitHub repositories.

## GitHub Actions in the job market

- Open roles: 94
- Employers hiring: 60
- Median stated pay: $200,000 (middle half $167,000 – $228,000), from 65 of 94 open roles — the 69% that publish a range, annualized to USD. Only some employers state pay, and the ones that do skew to California and New York, where the law requires it.
- Last checked: September 12, 2026

## Asked for alongside GitHub Actions

Measured from the 94 open roles that name GitHub Actions, not from a curated list.

- [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python) — 62 roles (66.0%)
- [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/amazon-web-services-aws) — 59 roles (62.8%)
- [Kubernetes](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/kubernetes) — 52 roles (55.3%)
- [Terraform](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/terraform) — 50 roles (53.2%)
- [Jenkins](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/jenkins) — 36 roles (38.3%)
- [TypeScript](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/typescript) — 35 roles (37.2%)
- [Docker](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/docker) — 34 roles (36.2%)
- [Go](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/go) — 28 roles (29.8%)

## Seniority of these roles

- Entry: 1 (1%)
- Mid: 15 (17%)
- Senior: 60 (67%)
- Lead / Staff / Principal: 13 (14%)
- Management: 1 (1%)

From 90 roles whose posting states a level.

## Where GitHub Actions roles are

- [New York, NY](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/new-york-ny) — 12
- [San Francisco, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/san-francisco-ca) — 6
- [San Mateo, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/san-mateo-ca) — 4
- [Philadelphia, PA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/philadelphia-pa) — 3
- [Seattle, WA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/seattle-wa) — 3
- [Kent, WA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/kent-wa) — 2

Among the 48 of 94 open roles we could place on a map.

## Roles that use GitHub Actions

- [Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-engineer) — 55
- [Data Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/data-engineer) — 4
- [DevOps Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/devops-engineer) — 3
- [Solutions Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/solutions-architect) — 3
- [Engineering Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/engineering-manager) — 2
- [Machine Learning Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/machine-learning-engineer) — 2

## Employers hiring for GitHub Actions

- [The New York Times Company](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-new-york-times-company) — 6 open roles
- [Bend Studio](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/bend-studio) — 4 open roles
- [Comcast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/comcast) — 4 open roles
- [Moderna](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/moderna) — 4 open roles
- [Supercast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/supercast) — 4 open roles
- [Together AI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/together-ai) — 4 open roles

Related skills: [Jenkins](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/jenkins), [CI/CD](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/ci-cd), [Continuous Integration](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/continuous-integration), [CircleCI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/circleci), [Travis CI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/travis-ci), [Continuous Deployment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/continuous-deployment), [Azure DevOps Pipelines](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/azure-devops-pipelines), [Buildkite](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/buildkite), [Drone CI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/drone-ci), [TeamCity](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/teamcity), [AWS CodePipeline](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/aws-codepipeline), [GitHub](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/github)

## Open roles requiring GitHub Actions (94)

- [Software Development Engineer II, Cloud Platform](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Mapbox/582fb3a3-d395-4ebc-8b8f-3ce3212c11cf/application) at [Mapbox](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/mapbox) — Mapbox US · Remote, $157,675 – $213,325 (listed on Mapbox's own careers site)
- [Systems Infrastructure Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d4f463b7-4325-445b-b343-507b63de90f1/systems-infrastructure-engineer-at-dxc-technology) at [DXC Technology](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/dxc-technology)
- [Principal AI Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/f516f07d-e85e-48f0-bacd-a35bcd625301/principal-ai-engineer-at-cna-financial) at [CNA Financial](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cna-financial) — Chicago, IL, $97,000 – $189,000
- [Staff Software Engineer, Protocols & Treasury (DeFi)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c4626b73-3cc5-4a1d-9bd0-ffdac0e94692/staff-software-engineer-protocols-treasury-defi-at-coindesk) at [CoinDesk](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/coindesk) — Full-time, New York, NY, $230,000 – $280,000
- [Sr. Software QA Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/862bf280-e9ed-40ca-bccb-b58cdd15f437/sr-software-qa-engineer-at-beckman-coulter) at [Beckman Coulter](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/beckman-coulter) — Full-time, Downingtown, PA, $105,000 – $135,000
- [Student DevOps Engineer- CxP Commercial Foundation Services](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/05185173-27d1-40e1-863d-9754b887b8fd/student-devops-engineer-cxp-commercial-foundation-services-at-sap) at [SAP](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/sap) — Part-time, Ra'anana, IL, 4366202
- [Software Engineer, Sr. Consultant - Fullstack GenAI Enablement](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/78911008-72c9-4f5e-a989-c183e9c5409e/software-engineer-sr-consultant-fullstack-genai-enablement-at-visa-inc) at [Visa Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/visa-inc) — Full-time, Ashburn, VA, $152,200 – $243,700
- [Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/fccb3e9b-ec6b-44e8-b40c-516b7366ecb8/software-engineer-at-moderna) at [Moderna](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/moderna)
- [Senior Manager, Content & Digital Experience Capabilities – Solution Architecture & Engineering](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/ccf39daf-0683-4113-a5be-3294ee9e7e70/senior-manager-content-digital-experience-capabilities-solution-architecture) at [Bristol Myers Squibb](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/bristol-myers-squibb) — Full-time, Princeton, NJ, $139,570 – $169,126
- [Information Security Sr Advisor - Automation Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/41e5049d-9b07-47d5-94a7-cad6f75e2840/information-security-sr-advisor-automation-engineer-at-elevance-health) at [Elevance Health](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/elevance-health) — Full-time

All 94 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=3c3e69df-36bc-453e-a37d-458d67ca6c27