Engineering Manager, Infrastructure

Details

Sentry helps developers fix errors and performance issues before users notice. Its Infrastructure Engineering team builds the internal control platforms, configuration systems, traffic routing, and automation that enable engineering teams to operate services safely at scale.

As Engineering Manager for Infrastructure Engineering, you will lead a team building the tools that support Sentry's growth, including internal administration and change-management tools, configuration automation, and the routing layer underlying Sentry's architecture. You will be responsible for technical vision, team health, system reliability, and collaboration with engineering teams across the company.

You will work closely with leaders across Infrastructure, Platform, and Production Engineering to shape how Sentry scales its operational model.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team building internal control platforms used by Sentry's engineering teams to operate services safely.
• Drive the evolution of the Infrastructure Engineering platform, including configuration management, traffic routing, and environment controls.
• Own the team's technical direction, including decisions about API architecture, internal tooling design, and automation frameworks.
• Support engineers at different levels through coaching, mentorship, and career development.
• Foster an inclusive, high-performing team culture focused on ownership, learning, and delivery.
• Partner with Production Engineering, SRE, and Developer Infrastructure to maintain consistent, well-scoped operational tooling.
• Own the reliability, adoption, and roadmap of the team's tools.
• Build a culture of technical excellence and pragmatic decision-making.
• Deliver and own multi-year engineering initiatives.
• Align priorities across infrastructure, platform, and product teams.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, ideally focused on internal tooling, infrastructure automation, platform engineering, or distributed systems.
• 4+ years of engineering management experience, including growing and managing engineering teams.
• Experience as a Tech Lead or Engineering Manager leading the architecture and long-term evolution of internal control platforms or similar systems.
• Strong backend or full-stack engineering background with solid Python skills.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and Terraform.
• A systems mindset for abstracting complex infrastructure into tools that others can use.
• Strong technical communication skills and a record of effective cross-team and leadership collaboration.
• Experience delivering and owning multi-year engineering initiatives in a leadership or technical leadership capacity.
• Comfort working across organizational boundaries and aligning priorities across infrastructure, platform, and product teams.

Work Environment

• Hybrid role with in-person collaboration among engineers across functions, levels, and geographies.

Compensation and Benefits

• Base salary range: $220,000–$300,000 per year.
• Eligibility to participate in applicable employee benefit plans and programs, including incentive compensation, equity grants, paid time off, and group health insurance coverage.
• Sentry may offer above the posted range for exceptional talent.

Equal Opportunity

Sentry is committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristic. The company provides reasonable accommodations to employees and candidates with disabilities.