How Many People Work at GitHub? Headcount and Employee Trends

GitHub is a software development platform focused on version control and collaboration, employing 2,754 people. The company’s staffing data shows 221 new hires and 140 departures, a net addition of 81 roles. Its organization is anchored by a large engineering cohort, supported by go-to-market and corporate functions that sustain product development and customer operations.

Engineering represents 1,386 employees, or about 50.3% of the workforce, underscoring the company’s product- and platform-centric focus. Sales and Support total 473 employees (17.2%), while Marketing and Product account for 273 (9.9%). Business Management has 146 employees (5.3%), Operations 117 (4.2%), and Information Technology 100 (3.6%). Rounding out the organization are Finance and Administration with 81 (2.9%), Human Resources with 76 (2.8%), Program and Project Management with 48 (1.7%), and Other with 54 (2.0%).

Employees are distributed across named hubs and a large “Other” category, indicating substantial presence beyond the listed cities. Other locations account for 1,786 employees (64.9%), followed by San Francisco, CA with 301 (10.9%), Seattle, WA with 231 (8.4%), and New York, NY with 143 (5.2%). Additional hubs include Los Angeles, CA and Austin, TX with 55 each (2.0%), Denver, CO with 48 (1.7%), Chicago, IL and Raleigh, NC with 46 each (1.7%), and Washington, DC with 43 (1.6%).