GitHub, the widely used development and version-control platform, employs roughly 2,750 people. Recent staffing activity shows moderate net expansion, with hiring outpacing departures. As an independent subsidiary within Microsoft, the company supports a large open-source ecosystem while maintaining a workforce structure that blends product engineering, go-to-market, and operational roles.
Engineering is GitHub’s largest function at about 1,386 employees, representing just over half of total headcount. Sales & Support follows with 473 employees, accounting for 17% of staff and underscoring the importance of customer engagement. Marketing & Product teams number 273, while Business Management, Operations, and IT collectively add another 363 employees to keep day-to-day operations running smoothly. Smaller units in Finance & Administration, Human Resources, and Program & Project Management round out the organization, creating a balanced mix of technical and business expertise.
GitHub maintains a distributed footprint anchored by several U.S. tech hubs. San Francisco hosts the largest single office with 301 employees, followed by Seattle (211) and New York (143). Smaller clusters exist in Austin, Los Angeles, Denver, Portland, Boston, and a European presence in Amsterdam. A significant share—about two-thirds of all employees—is classified under “Other,” reflecting the platform’s remote-friendly culture and globally dispersed workforce.