Sentry
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Platform
Part remote, part office, you need to live within commuting distance of a named location.
Hybrid · San Francisco, California
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Salary
$260,000–$400,000
Location
Hybrid · San Francisco, California
Timezone
Not stated
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Lead
Category
Software
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Remote flexibility
Hybrid
This role is only partly remote, the employer expects time in the office around San Francisco, California, Hybrid, so you need to live within commuting distance.
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About the role
About Sentry
Software runs the world and the pace is faster than ever. Sentry helps developers fix errors and performance issues before users notice, so teams can spend less time firefighting and more time building.
Trusted by 200,000+ organizations, Sentry is today’s application monitoring standard and our team is building its AI-native future.
About the Role
A strong and reliable platform is essential to scaling Sentry for the future. Our Platform organization is responsible for everything that powers Sentry—from cloud infrastructure and streaming systems to storage, deployment, and security. We own the core services and technical foundations that enable every product and engineering team at Sentry to move fast and build with confidence.
We're looking for a passionate and pragmatic Senior Staff Software Engineer to help lead this evolution. In this role, you’ll report directly to the VP of Engineering and collaborate with teams across the company to shape the future of Sentry’s platform.
What You’ll Do
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.
You’ll Love This Job If You...
Enjoy designing and building platforms that help teams move faster and scale safely.
Thrive on solving complex, multi-dimensional problems across product, infrastructure, and organizational layers.
Want to make architectural decisions that shape Sentry’s long-term success.
Bring new ideas, tools, and frameworks to the table—and know when to optimize for simplicity over novelty.
Enjoy working closely with senior leadership and cross-functional partners to drive company-wide initiatives.
Qualifications
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.
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.
Benefits
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How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, hybrid, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at Sentry, mentioning your remote working experience.
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
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