155K–190K USD / year
Software Engineer, Streaming Platform
BackendHybrid — San Francisco, California
Published on 2026-10-09
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About this role
The Software Engineer will be part of the Streaming Platform team, building infrastructure for real-time data processing systems. The role involves designing, building, and operating components of the streaming platform, particularly focusing on high-throughput stream processing and Kafka management.
About the company
Sentry provides monitoring and error tracking tools designed to help software teams identify and fix issues in real-time. The company serves developers and organizations seeking to enhance their application's reliability and performance through data-driven insights.
The team
Streaming Platform team
Stack
KafkaPythonRustKubernetesAWSGCP
What you'll do
- Design, build, and operate components of the Streaming Platform
- Implement resilient stream processing systems
- Build scalable automation for Kafka fleet management
- Partner with product engineers for ingestion pipeline stability
- Improve observability and monitoring for real-time systems
What we're looking for
- 2-3 years of software engineering experience
- Proficiency in Python, Rust, Go, or Java
- Experience with cloud environments like Kubernetes, AWS, or GCP
- Familiarity with streaming technologies such as Kafka or Flink
Nice to have
- Experience with Flink
- Experience with Spark Streaming