# GitHub

Skill · Software Development and Engineering Practices

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

GitHub is a web-based platform for hosting Git repositories, widely used by software developers to store code, collaborate on projects, and manage version history. It adds features on top of Git such as pull requests, code review, issue tracking, project boards, and GitHub Actions for CI/CD automation. Owned by Microsoft since 2018, it is the largest platform of its kind and central to open-source development and modern software engineering workflows.

## GitHub in the job market

- Open roles: 110
- Employers hiring: 56
- Median stated pay: $172,000 (middle half $153,000 – $198,000), from 77 of 110 open roles — the 70% 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

Measured from the 110 open roles that name GitHub, not from a curated list.

- [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python) — 49 roles (44.5%)
- [Java](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/java) — 32 roles (29.1%)
- [SQL](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/sql) — 32 roles (29.1%)
- [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/amazon-web-services-aws) — 31 roles (28.2%)
- [Go](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/go) — 27 roles (24.5%)
- [Kubernetes](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/kubernetes) — 27 roles (24.5%)
- [JavaScript](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/javascript) — 24 roles (21.8%)
- [TypeScript](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/typescript) — 24 roles (21.8%)

## Seniority of these roles

- Entry: 10 (10%)
- Mid: 16 (16%)
- Senior: 56 (56%)
- Lead / Staff / Principal: 15 (15%)
- Management: 3 (3%)

From 100 roles whose posting states a level.

## Where GitHub 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) — 10
- [Los Angeles, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/los-angeles-ca) — 3
- [Plano, TX](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/plano-tx) — 3
- [Seattle, WA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/seattle-wa) — 3
- [Ashburn, VA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/ashburn-va) — 2

Among the 62 of 110 open roles we could place on a map.

## Roles that use GitHub

- [Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-engineer) — 46
- [Product Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/product-manager) — 6
- [Data Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/data-engineer) — 4
- [Data Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/data-analyst) — 3
- [Cloud Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/cloud-engineer) — 2
- [Machine Learning Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/machine-learning-engineer) — 2

## Employers hiring for GitHub

- [Palantir](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/palantir) — 8 open roles
- [Comcast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/comcast) — 6 open roles
- [CAA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/caa) — 5 open roles
- [Visa Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/visa-inc) — 5 open roles
- [Broadcom Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/broadcom-inc) — 4 open roles
- [LSEG](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/lseg) — 4 open roles

Related skills: [Git](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/git), [Version Control](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/version-control), [CI/CD](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/ci-cd), [GitLab](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/gitlab), [Bitbucket](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/bitbucket), [Gitea](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/gitea), [Git Version Control Systems](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/git-version-control-systems), [Gogs](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/gogs), [Azure DevOps](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/azure-devops), [SourceTree](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/sourcetree), [Visual Studio Code](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/visual-studio-code), [Microsoft Development Tools](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/microsoft-development-tools)

## Open roles requiring GitHub (110)

- [Hardware Prototype & Test Engineer](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/eightsleep/04a37ce9-ff55-4b51-b3d2-f145734eb188/application) at [Eight Sleep](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/eight-sleep) — Full-time, San Francisco, CA, $90,000 – $120,000 (listed on Eight Sleep's own careers site)
- [Sr. Software Engineer, Platform](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/helpscout/1873a140-0ab9-408e-a9dd-d3c6106c9819/application) at [Help Scout](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/help-scout) — Full-time, United States · Remote, $156,000 – $182,000 (listed on Help Scout's own careers site)
- [Senior SAP Digital Manufacturing Technical Consultant (m/f/d)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/79695bd7-de5b-46bd-ba90-bcc115373f3f/senior-sap-digital-manufacturing-technical-consultant-m-f-d-at-dxc-technology) at [DXC Technology](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/dxc-technology) — Full-time
- [Senior Data Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/339a57c0-864d-4dfe-9fa6-e2f0b83dcd28/senior-data-engineer-at-drivetime) at [DriveTime](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/drivetime) — Full-time
- [Software Engineering Advisors- Hybrid](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/3a1d7884-b547-401e-a463-0d8cba35f394/software-engineering-advisors-hybrid-at-cigna) at [Cigna](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cigna) — Full-time, Plano, TX
- [Applied AI & Productivity Lead](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/5e9c9523-1a30-4101-bccd-2bdf82739a87/applied-ai-productivity-lead-at-beckman-coulter) at [Beckman Coulter](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/beckman-coulter)
- [Actuarial Assistant Senior](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7b07fce7-e391-4e7d-a7d6-3c1236c55871/actuarial-assistant-senior-at-american-international-group) at [American International Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/american-international-group) — Atlanta, GA
- [SAP NS2 Full Stack Developer - Top Secret, CI Polygraph required](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/ee8f25ea-c15f-40dc-9263-5b68c08f717f/sap-ns2-full-stack-developer-top-secret-ci-polygraph-required-at-sap) at [SAP](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/sap) — Full-time, Herndon, VA, $107,300 – $230,600
- [Manager People Data Insights](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d863b0af-4c8d-48f5-b64b-01a458257a14/manager-people-data-insights-at-jetblue) at [JetBlue](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/jetblue) — Full-time, Long Island City, NY, $114,000 – $170,000
- [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

All 110 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=11d2bb9c-ced2-4d83-a686-5f8595a802a2