Elle Shwer
Product Manager

GitHub

Outline of experience at GitHub

GitHub

I am currently a Senior Product Manager at GitHub, where I lead Copilot code review and help shape the future of AI-assisted software development. Since joining the team, I’ve grown the product from a small early preview into one of GitHub’s fastest-scaling AI features, increasing daily active usage by more than 4,900% while improving quality, trust, and user delight.

My work spans end-to-end product leadership: defining strategy, driving cross-functional execution, partnering with applied science on breakthrough quality improvements, and working directly with customers to understand how AI can transform the development lifecycle. Along the way, I’ve shipped high-impact features across IDEs and GitHub.com, launched 10+ experiments, delivered 20+ user-facing releases, published GitHub’s most-read AI blog posts, and spoken at GitHub Universe.

At my core, I’m customer-obsessed, data-driven, and energized by solving hard product and organizational problems. I love building AI experiences that feel intuitive, reliable, and genuinely useful. I’m constantly exploring how intelligent systems can reshape the way engineers work.

 

Presenting at GitHub Universe 2025.

Copilot chat on github.com

Before leading Copilot code review, I worked on GitHub Copilot Chat, where I helped shape the early vision for conversational AI inside the developer workflow. I led the exploration and prototype of a task-oriented assistant that could understand intent, guide users through complex tasks, and deliver more reliable answers. Those learnings directly improved Copilot Chat’s quality, raising suggestion satisfaction and informing how we structured conversational experiences across the product.

I also built the initial product backlog for several new engineering teams joining Copilot Chat, partnered closely with applied science and design, and contributed to major launches like Fix-a-Build and the enhanced get-data capabilities. This work helped establish the foundation for Copilot as a true development partner rather than a simple code generator.