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 3.6 out of 5 stars in 34 Glassdoor reviews. This is an 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?

"It is truly a great company and culture." ((in 65 reviews)); "remote work is well supported and benefits are great" ((in 64 reviews)); "The people here are great and very compassionate." ((in 62 reviews)); "Work life balance was great" ((in 32 reviews)); "Good pay and possibility to overachieve" ((in 21 reviews))

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

"Bad leadership, burnout, no strategy" ((in 22 reviews)); "Poor management." ((in 22 reviews)); "Constant layoffs with below industry standard payouts" ((in 13 reviews)); "Good managers are extremely hard to come by" ((in 9 reviews))

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GitHub Senior Software Developer reviews

3.6

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 3.6 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

4.0

Jul 12, 2026

Great culture and benefits, but frequent reorgs

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture, great benefits, good pay

Cons

Too many reorgs have happened in the past 4 yars.

5.0

Apr 11, 2026

Good work life and coworkers, but lack of direction

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life and good coworkers

Cons

MSFT and generally LT doesn't have direction or keeps changing it often

3.0

Jan 26, 2026

Changing to msft

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great product and talented people

Cons

Turning into copilot company and churning upper management

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