Senior Software Engineer, Core Product

Details

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

With more than $217 million in funding and over 100,000 organizations relying on Sentry, the company builds performance and error monitoring tools used by companies like Disney, Microsoft, and Atlassian to reduce bug-fixing time and increase product building time.

Sentry embraces a hybrid work model, with Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays as in-office anchor days to encourage meaningful collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain features/integrations with other SaaS services using Django (Python) in Sentry's open-source codebase.
• Work closely with product management and the larger engineering organization to define, implement, and ship new features.
• Work on high-impact projects affecting the entire stack: event ingestion pipeline, search and storage systems, and backend/frontend codebases (mostly open-source).
• Raise the team’s technical aptitude through code review and mentorship.
• Tech lead high-value initiatives and implement high quality features driving engineering excellence.
• Collaborate with technical writing staff to create user-focused documentation supporting new product features.

Requirements

• 8+ years professional engineering experience.
• 6+ years working on and operating large-scale distributed systems.
• 3+ years experience with Python and Django or similar web frameworks.
• Solid understanding and experience with distributed systems, data modeling, and applying tradeoffs.
• Experience with end-to-end ownership of a large feature or system.
• Experience writing and presenting technical documentation.
• Team-level mentorship and leadership experience on large projects.
• Familiarity with Rust or other system-level programming languages is a plus.
• Familiarity with TypeScript or JavaScript is a plus.

Benefits

Candidates are eligible to participate in Sentry’s employee benefit plans/programs including incentive compensation, equity grants, paid time off, and group health insurance coverage. Actual salary will be influenced by factors such as work location, education, experience, skills, and job-related knowledge.

Equal Opportunity

Sentry is committed to equal employment opportunities and accommodations for employees and candidates regardless of legally-protected characteristics. The company fosters a diverse and inclusive culture and believes software should be accessible worldwide.