Head of Developer Experience

Sentry

Head of Developer Experience managing Sentry's integration ecosystem and developer community. Leading product documentation and community engagement efforts for a key AI-native monitoring company.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $220,000 - $300,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own strategy and execution for Sentry's integration ecosystem and developer platform APIs — working closely with EPD to define the developer-facing surface and ensure building on Sentry is a genuinely good experience
Lead the documentation function across SDK configuration docs, API reference, and tutorials — the places where developer activation actually happens or doesn't
Connect docs to the product experience: logged-in state, contextual guidance, health checks, and surfacing adoption gaps in-context, in partnership with EPD and the Docs platform team
Own Sentry's developer community across Discord, social, and events, and build the team and processes that turn engagement into measurable outcomes: signups, adoption, support deflection
Build and deliver the content and education programs — workshops, deep dives, fireside chats — that teach developers tracing, debugging, and how to actually use Sentry's full product surface
Build relationships with the builders, toolmakers, and platform partners who extend Sentry's reach

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years in developer relations, developer experience, or a closely related technical role, with at least 3 years managing people
Experience owning or deeply influencing a developer platform, integration ecosystem, or SDK surface
Track record of building developer communities that drive measurable product outcomes
Strong technical writing instincts and demonstrated experience raising the bar on documentation quality
Observability, monitoring, or developer tooling background is a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Incentive compensation
Equity grants
Paid time off
Group health insurance coverage

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Hard Skills & Tools

APISDKdocumentationdeveloper platformintegration ecosystemobservabilitymonitoringdeveloper toolingtechnical writing

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunity buildingcommunicationcollaborationstrategic thinking