Sentry

Staff Software Engineer – Platform

Sentry

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San FranciscoCaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $240,000 - $320,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • 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.

Requirements

  • 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
  • Experience mentoring senior/staff-level engineers.
Benefits
  • Incentive compensation
  • Equity grants
  • Paid time off
  • Group health insurance coverage
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
large-scale distributed systemscloud-based environmentstechnical architectureproof-of-concept architectureshigh-quality codeKubernetesTerraformService MeshKafkareal-time streaming frameworks
Soft Skills
mentoringleadershipcross-team collaborationengineering excellencecommunicationsetting high standardsdriving outcomes