Staff Security Engineer, Application & Platform Security

at Sentry
📍 San Francisco, United States
USD 200,000-300,000 per year
SENIOR
✅ Hybrid

SCRAPED

Used Tools & Technologies

Not specified

Required Skills & Competences ?

Security @ 4 Go @ 7 Kubernetes @ 4 Python @ 7 GCP @ 4 Distributed Systems @ 8 AWS @ 4 Communication @ 7 Rust @ 7 Sentry @ 4 PKI @ 4

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, they'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

  • Lead highly impactful initiatives to solve critical security challenges, from idea formulation to design and implementation.
  • Build and nurture cross-company relationships with technical leaders to influence and achieve security objectives.
  • Evaluate and plan long term architectural improvements to enable flexible, zero trust systems in a growing tech stack.
  • Research and evaluate new technologies to enhance the company's security posture with an eye towards scalability.
  • Identify potential threats and vulnerabilities in systems and data; develop and implement safeguarding solutions.
  • Enable cross-functional teams to implement security solutions aligned with Secure-by-Design concepts and standards.
  • Mentor and guide other engineers.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of industry experience designing, building, and supporting large-scale distributed systems in production.
  • Strong fundamentals in computer science.
  • Experience securing container-based environments, preferably GCP and/or AWS cloud. Expert-level understanding of designing secure Kubernetes.
  • Degree in Computer Science or related field.
  • Experienced programming in at least one language; strong preference for Python, Go, or Rust.
  • Applied knowledge of cryptography, PKI, TLS, and practical implementations.
  • Up-to-date understanding of SaaS threat landscape.
  • Strong communication skills.

Benefits

  • Employee benefit plans including incentive compensation, equity grants, paid time off, and group health insurance coverage.

Equal Opportunity

Sentry commits to equal employment opportunities and accommodations for disabilities, fostering an inclusive culture where every teammate can thrive.