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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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

Sep 12, 2023

Good and bad, that's life

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great comp - Best people I've ever worked with - less bro culture than usual

Cons

- The C suite is a bit tone deaf to the point where I just stopped attending all hands. I love my department and I try to tune out the noise

5.0

Jun 29, 2023

Great impact, great responsibility

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High impact because of GitHub being the obvious choice Working with really talented people Fun and helpful culture

Cons

Frequent leadership/org changes can be noisy (I mostly ignore this)

4.0

May 1, 2023

Great Company to work

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote, intelligent people, great work life balance, good compensation

Cons

Nothing I can think of as of now.

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