Senior Design Engineer, Performance

Details

Bad software is everywhere, and Sentry is on a mission to help developers write better software faster so they can get back to enjoying technology.

With over $217 million in funding and 100,000+ organizations trusting Sentry, the company builds performance and error monitoring tools used by major companies like Disney, Microsoft, and Atlassian.

Sentry embraces a hybrid work model, with specific in-office anchor days to encourage collaboration.

About the Role

As a member of the Performance Team, you will contribute to enhancing Sentry's core tracing, debugging, and application performance experience. The team focuses on providing powerful views into tracing and performance telemetry to create clear debugging workflows from problem identification to remediation.

A Design Engineer in this team combines strong technical engineering skills with design sensibility and user experience intuition, collaborating closely with designers, engineers, and product teams to build compelling user experiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the entire Sentry product and contribute across the codebase.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Design, and Engineering Leadership to design and ship new features focused on intuitive and performant user experiences.
• Raise technical and design expertise by mentorship, pairing, and design reviews.
• Build and maintain features and reusable components for products like Explore, Trace View, Insights, Dashboards using Python, React, and TypeScript.

You’ll Love This Job If You

• Aim to create effective, enjoyable, and visually pleasing application experiences from concept to production.
• Are product-minded and collaborate closely with Product and Design peers.
• Bring deep technical understanding to design challenges, optimizing for simple and effective workflows.
• Are detail-oriented but pragmatic when delivering impactful solutions.
• Enjoy leveraging a diverse skillset across varied product areas and earning peer trust.
• Care deeply about web application performance, design, and accessibility.
• Love collaborating with peers to drive alignment and lead cross-team initiatives.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional UX, interaction, or visual design and engineering experience.
• 6+ years of professional engineering experience.
• 6+ years working with JavaScript/TypeScript and React or similar frameworks.
• Experience designing and refining user experiences within complex workflows.
• Experience mentoring and collaborating on large impactful projects.
• Experience with Python and Django or similar is an asset.

Compensation

The base salary range for this position is $185,000 to $220,000 CAD, determined by factors like work location, education, experience, skills, and knowledge. Eligible candidates also participate in Sentry’s benefits programs including incentives, equity, PTO, and health insurance.

Equal Opportunity

Sentry is committed to equal employment opportunities and accommodations to support all employees, fostering an inclusive culture.

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