Senior Software Engineer, Ingest

Details

Bad software is everywhere, and we’re tired of it. Sentry is on a mission to help developers write better software faster so we can get back to enjoying technology.

With more than $217 million in funding and 100,000+ organizations that believe we’re on to something, we're building performance and error monitoring tools that help companies like Disney, Microsoft, and Atlassian spend less time fixing bugs and more time building products.

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

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate globally distributed, horizontally scalable infrastructure to reliably ingest mission-critical data from customer applications
• Collaborate within the Client Infrastructure team to continuously improve and evolve our data processing pipeline and the services supporting Sentry's scale
• Solve intricate problems related to distributed systems, performance optimization, and high-throughput data processing
• Leverage multiple programming languages and technologies (primarily Rust, alongside Python) to address critical system-level challenges
• Partner with Infrastructure and Operations teams to architect and implement solutions designed to handle over a billion events daily
• Ensure the correctness and maintainability of your work through comprehensive unit and integration testing, complemented by clear documentation for colleagues and customers
• Contribute to the stability and operational health of our services by participating in an on-call rotation

Requirements

• 5+ years relevant experience
• Experience in compiled programming languages (C, C++, Rust)
• Experience in solving complex problems by developing high-quality, high-performance software
• Thrive in an environment with minimal supervision
• Passionate about the software and system design
• Bonus points for experience with Python, Kafka, Redis, Postgres
• Good written and spoken English communication skills

Benefits

• Salary starting from EUR 95,000 gross per year, with a legal minimum of EUR 60,844 gross per year according to the respective collective agreement (IT-KV)
• Eligible to participate in Sentry’s employee benefit plans/programs, including incentive compensation, equity grants, paid time off, and group health insurance coverage
• Join a diverse and inclusive open-source company culture

Office Policy

Hybrid work model with in-office anchor days on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays for collaboration.