Is GitHub a good company to work for as a Senior Software Developer?

Senior Software Developer professionals working at GitHub have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 34 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of GitHub employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Software Developer Jobs at GitHub now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Developer interview questions at GitHub .

Does GitHub pay Senior Software Developer employees well?

Senior Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at GitHub with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 34 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.9% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Developer salaries at GitHub.

How happy are Senior Software Developer professionals working at GitHub?

79% of Senior Software Developer employees at GitHub would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 164% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Developer professionals have also rated GitHub with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 4.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.1 rating for culture and values and 2.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GitHub?

Software Engineer (55) , Senior Software Engineer (33) , Sales (10) , Solutions Engineer (9) , Account Executive (8) , Director (7) , Program Manager (7) , Customer Reliability Engineer (6) , Enterprise Business Representative (6) , Marketing (6) , Senior Program Manager (6) , Software Engineer III (6) , Project Manager (5) , Software Engineer Intern (5) , Support Engineer (5)

What are the pros of working at GitHub according to real employee reviews?

"remote work is well supported and benefits are great" ((in 69 reviews)); "The people here are great and very compassionate." ((in 63 reviews)); "The culture and work was great." ((in 61 reviews)); "thinking tech company that's working hard to bring in more and more of the most talented and diverse engineers, salespeople, customer supportocats, and admin staff... it's truly impressive and exciting to know that I have the privilege to be part of this awesome team and company." ((in 24 reviews)); "Good pay and brand" ((in 16 reviews))

What are the cons of working at GitHub according to real employee reviews?

"High turnover due to poor leadership" ((in 26 reviews)); "Poor management." ((in 21 reviews)); "Everybody was already stretched thin before the layoffs and it has only gotten worse and worse since then with goals just getting bigger and bigger without the people to deliver it forcing people into burnout fire drills all the time." ((in 14 reviews)); "Good managers are extremely hard to come by" ((in 10 reviews)); "Salary is low" ((in 4 reviews))

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GitHub Senior Software Developer reviews

3.5

79% would recommend to a friend

(34 total reviews)

Thomas Dohmke

21% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Culture & values

2.8

Career opportunities

1.8

Senior management

Senior Software Developer employees have rated GitHub with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 34 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. GitHub is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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34 reviews

5.0

Oct 3, 2024

Amazing

Senior software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits Great people Great tech

Cons

Many reorgs Lots of middle management

3.0

Sep 9, 2024

Octosad

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working on something that millions of people use and still mostly like.

Cons

More time and effort goes to padding resumes with questionable rewrites, “leadership”, and AI functionality then is spent thinking about the health of GitHub and its users as a platform.

2.0

Sep 9, 2024

Going downhill fast

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits and pay are competitive and you'll work with other talented engineers.

Cons

Several layers of middle management have been added and they are running the ship aground. Expect to work long hours and outside of business hours with no support or compensation. GitHub used to regularly promote engineers for exceptional work, but that has changed. Promotions and special bonuses have been non existent over the past 2 years.

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