Sentry · 7 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer, Platform
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$240K/yr - $320K/yr
12+ years expSentry is on a mission to help developers write better software faster, providing performance and error monitoring tools to over 100,000 organizations. The role involves leading the technical evolution of Sentry’s platform by architecting scalable solutions and collaborating with various teams to align technical strategies with business goals.
Application Performance ManagementDeveloper ToolsReal TimeWeb Apps
Responsibilities
Architect the future of Sentry by translating business needs and product strategy into clear, scalable technical blueprints
Partner with product and engineering leaders to align technical roadmaps with company goals
Lead cross-cutting initiatives across the Platform org—owning them end-to-end and driving meaningful outcomes
Promote engineering excellence by mentoring platform engineers, sharing best practices, and setting high standards for system design, scalability, and operational quality
Review major architectural proposals and help ensure consistency, maintainability, and long-term technical health across the company
Qualification
Required
12+ years of experience building large-scale distributed systems
5+ years working in cloud-based environments (AWS, GCP, etc.)
3+ years in a technical architecture or equivalent leadership role
Proven track record of leading cross-team, high-impact engineering projects
Ability to create production-quality proof-of-concept architectures and write high-quality code
Deep knowledge of modern infrastructure technologies, including: Kubernetes, Terraform, Service Mesh, Kafka and real-time streaming frameworks (e.g., Flink, Beam), OLAP/OLTP databases, blob storage, caching
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain complex technical concepts to a range of stakeholders
Experience mentoring senior/staff-level engineers
Benefits
Incentive compensation
Equity grants
Paid time off
Group health insurance coverage
Company
Sentry
Sentry is a developer of an application monitoring platform that helps developers optimize the performance of their code.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (4)
2024 (4)
2023 (3)
2022 (12)
2021 (6)
2020 (4)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$217MKey Investors
Accel,BondAccel,Bond,New Enterprise AssociatesAccel
2022-05-04Series E· $90M
2021-02-18Series D· $60M
2019-09-24Series C· $40M
Leadership Team
Milin Desai
Chief Executive Officer
Chris Jennings
Co-founder, Chief Creative Officer
Recent News
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