Senior Software Engineer - VS Code (GitHub - CoreAI)
Core
Identify product opportunities, shape technical direction, and lead hands-on design, implementation, and delivery of VS Code features.
Role type
Senior IC software engineer (VS Code core features)
Builds
VS Code features, extension points, and developer tools
Domain
Developer tools / IDE / TypeScript / Rust
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
TypeScript, JavaScript, Rust, API design, extension development, performance optimization, accessibility, cross-platform development, technical leadership, code review, user feedback analysis, telemetry analysis, debugging, automated testing
Preferred skills
AI-powered feature development, open-source contribution, large codebase navigation
Responsibilities
Define technical direction balancing near-term needs with long-term maintainability; lead design and delivery of VS Code features; mentor engineers; analyze adoption and quality issues via telemetry; improve responsiveness and reliability through profiling and testing; collaborate with community and partner teams.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
