GitHub

San Francisco, CA · founded 2008

GitHub is the world's largest code-hosting and developer collaboration platform, built on Git. Founded in 2008 and acquired by Microsoft in 2018 for $7.5 billion, it now operates as a Microsoft subsidiary while keeping a remote-first, distributed culture (staff call themselves 'Hubbers'). The benefits are genuinely strong — fully-paid medical/dental/vision premiums, five months of family leave, flexible time off. The honest caveat is cultural: since the Microsoft acquisition, employee reviews increasingly describe an erosion of GitHub's independent identity, weak middle management, and reorg churn.

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Documented benefits (22)

Birthing-parent leave	22 weeks
Partner leave	22 weeks
How leave is framed	equal_all_parents
Fertility support	yes
Employer pays full premium	yes
Share of premium employer pays	100%
Dental	yes
Vision	yes
Gender-affirming care	yes
Mental health	yes
401(k) match	50% match up to the IRS 402(g) limit
Stock purchase plan	yes
Charitable donation match	yes
Donation match cap	$15,000
Financial advising	yes
Gym / fitness subsidy	yes
Fully remote roles	yes
Flexible hours	yes
Unlimited PTO	yes
Learning budget	offered
Wellness stipend	offered
Home-office stipend	offered

Notable perks

Dollars for Doers: every hour you volunteer earns you $25 to donate to an organization of your choice
Combined Learning, Remote Life & Wellness reimbursement account you can spend on anything from gym memberships and tax prep to pet care and financial wellness services
Five months of paid family leave you can take all at once or spread out across the child's first year
Employee stock purchase plan that lets you buy Microsoft stock at a discount

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