GitHub

What
The world’s leading Al-powered developer platform.

Why
Accelerate human progress through developer collaboration.

How
Our values guide our interactions, decision-making, and how we engage with each other.

GitHub values
Customer-obsessed
We take a customer-centric view, anticipating their needs and striving to exceed them. We listen to feedback from our customers and developers to make sure we help them achieve success and validate our assumptions. Their success is our success.

Ship to learn
The journey is as valuable as the destination, and we’re dedicated to shipping often and taking calculated risks. When we’re wrong, we need to pivot quickly, learning from our failures. Each step brings us closer to excellence.

Growth mindset
Whatever challenges come our way, we approach with curiosity and use them as opportunities to learn and grow. We’re not limited by our current knowledge, but by how quickly we can grow as a team.

Own the outcome
As a team, we take full responsibility and ownership of both our successes and failures. Developers and organizations world-wide depend on us, and we take that responsibility seriously.

Better together
Each Hubber brings unique strengths to the team, and we are stronger as a whole for it. We are kind, thoughtful, and considerate as we support and welcome others’ strengths because we know that every successful ship is built by a team.

Diverse & inclusive
Representation and diversity matter, and our teams need to be inclusive in order to reflect the global developer community. We are committed to providing a culture where all Hubbers and developers can do their best work.

Manager fundamentals
Model
GitHub managers are role models and personify our culture and values. They lead with integrity and are accountable to their teams, their peers, our customers, and GitHub as a whole.

Coach
GitHub managers help develop their team members by creating an empowering environment that enables others to succeed. They foster innovation and open learning by shipping to learn.

Care
GitHub managers value others and create inclusive environments for people to succeed. They have a genuine interest in the well-being, growth, and success of others.

Leadership principles
Create clarity
Leaders take the time to see the big picture and create a clear vision on how to proceed. We continuously check that vision and realign as necessary. We know that clarity requires working with others who have different perspectives and can help provide some guidance.

Generate energy
Leaders create a positive environment that is optimistic and motivates others to thrive. We do this by leading by example and creating and growing teams that will be energized to develop skills and work together. By making bold moves and balancing both short and long-term needs, we create an organization that continues to grow.

Deliver success
Leaders focus on what’s possible and encourage innovative ideas that can have meaningful impact. We strive to find the best solutions for the organization and customers, even when it involves taking informed risks. Our tenacity leads to the best outcomes.