Senior Security Engineer, Application & Platform Security

Details

Sentry helps developers fix errors and performance issues before users notice. Trusted by more than 200,000 organizations, Sentry is building an AI-native future for its application monitoring platform.

The Security Team is responsible for securing Sentry's customers, code, and infrastructure. As a Senior Security Engineer, you will work across application and platform security, shaping practices related to security reviews, threat modeling, vulnerability management, and secure coding. You will partner with product and engineering teams to influence how features are designed and built, including security challenges introduced by agentic product capabilities and AI-assisted engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Own and mature Sentry's security review program, including secure code reviews, architecture reviews, and threat modeling.
• Build processes, tooling, and culture that make security a natural part of how Sentry ships and operates.
• Mature vulnerability management practices, including intake, triage, prioritization, remediation tracking, bug bounty, and responsible disclosure programs.
• Champion secure-by-design principles by partnering with engineering and product teams to embed security early in the development lifecycle.
• Integrate security tooling into developer and CI/CD workflows.
• Validate and reproduce application and infrastructure security findings through scanning and manual testing.
• Coordinate penetration testing and vulnerability validation across Sentry's applications, SDKs, and cloud-based platform.
• Evaluate and respond to emerging application security threats, including those related to agentic product features and AI-assisted engineering practices.
• Build scalable, automated solutions to security problems and drive work end-to-end with autonomy.

Requirements

• 5+ years of industry experience designing, building, and securing complex applications and large-scale distributed cloud systems.
• Degree in Computer Science or a related field, equivalent training, or professional experience.
• Direct experience with security reviews, SDLC practices, secure CI/CD, architecture reviews, threat modeling, vulnerability management, bug bounty programs, and responsible disclosure programs.
• Programming experience in at least one language and the ability to review applications written in Python, TypeScript, Go, and Rust.
• Familiarity with distributed cloud technologies such as AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform, as well as cloud networking and IAM security.
• Collaborative problem-solving approach with strong written and verbal communication skills.

Compensation and Benefits

The base salary range is $190,000 to $280,000 USD. Actual compensation depends on factors including work location, education, experience, skills, and job-related knowledge. The role is eligible for employee benefit plans and programs, including incentive compensation, equity grants, paid time off, and group health insurance coverage.

Equal Opportunity

Sentry is committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of legally protected characteristics and provides reasonable accommodations to employees and candidates with disabilities. Sentry promotes a diverse, inclusive culture and is an open-source company committed to making software accessible.

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