Sr. Dir, Design Engineering

About Git Hub Git Hub  is the world’s leading platform for agentic software development — powered by Copilot to build, scale, and deliver secure software. Over 180 million developers, including more than 90% of the Fortune 100 companies, use Git Hub to collaborate, and more than 77,000 organisations have adopted Git Hub Copilot.

Locations In this role you can work from San Francisco, California United States | Redmond, Washington United States Overview We ’re looking for a Senior Design Engineering leader to redefine the future of design in an agent-native world.

This leader will define the technical and organizational vision for how design, engineering, and AI-powered workflows come together to build world-class developer experiences  a Senior leader within Git Hub Design, you will drive strategy across our design systems, design-to-code ecosystem, and agent-enabled product development practices. You'll partner closely with Design, Product, and Engineering leaders to influence investment decisions, guide long-term roadmaps, and bring clarity to complex customer experience challenges through compelling, executive-ready narratives.

You will lead and grow a team of design engineers and technical leaders, helping Git Hub evolve its platform, tooling, and practices for an AI-native future. Success in this role requires the ability to set a clear vision, align diverse stakeholders, elevate technical and design craft, and build the systems, culture, and leadership capability needed to scale across one of the world's largest developer platforms.

This is an opportunity to have a lasting impact on how software is designed, built, and experienced at Git Hub, while mentoring the next generation of leaders and raising the bar for quality, innovation, and execution across the organization.

Responsibilities Design Implementation Defines a technical roadmap that sets the direction for Git Hub-wide front-end architecture, innovating industry-leading user interface (UI) strategies.

Functions as Git Hub’s thought leader on design engineering, shaping the global landscape of front-end architecture and design systems.

Represents Git Hub’s point of view (POV) in external forums, advancing and redefining industry standards through proven technical leadership, shaping Git Hub's design implement strategy.

Prototyping & Feasibility Innovates scalable design-to-code frameworks that align engineering and design at the organizational level, establishing technical paradigms.

Pioneers cutting-edge approaches (e.g., artificial intelligence [AI]-assisted user experience [UX], motion/rendering systems), proactively identifying and mitigating risk through strategic prototype development methodologies.

Collaboration Champions strategic discussions with design engineering leaders to address Git Hub's most complex UI and customer experience challenges.

Develops and defines the long-term front-end roadmap, aligning Product Management, Design, and Engineering leadership teams on execution plans to meet overarching customer requirements.

Quality & Craft Leads collaboration with Engineering, Product, and Design teams to advance Git Hub’s core technical capabilities and elevate user experience.

Establishes organization-wide standards, crafting design and code review strategies that improve design consistency and system fidelity.

Champions industry-leading methodologies that define customer engagement strategies and establish a new benchmark for Git Hub’s interface design.

Curiosity & Initiative Directs the development of organizational strategies in partnership with senior leadership, guiding Git Hub's most advanced and innovative UI and experience advancements.

Anticipates future trends and opportunities, ensuring Git Hub maintains its…