240K–400K USD / year
Staff Software Engineer, Platform & Infrastructure
OtherHybrid — San Francisco, California
Published on 2026-10-16
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About this role
Sentry is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to tackle complex infrastructure and distributed systems challenges. The role involves designing and building scalable, reliable systems to support Sentry's products and engineering teams. You'll have the autonomy to solve technical problems and influence engineering decisions.
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.
Stack
PythonGoJavaKubernetesTerraformAWSGCPAzure
What you'll do
- Design and operate reliable distributed systems
- Own complex projects from problem identification to deployment
- Solve engineering problems related to scalability and reliability
- Make architectural decisions based on tradeoffs
- Identify technical challenges and improvement opportunities
- Contribute production-quality code and resolve technical issues
- Collaborate across teams to influence technical direction
What we're looking for
- 8+ years of software engineering experience
- Strong software engineering fundamentals
- Proficiency in Python, Go, Java, or similar languages
- Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure and services
- Ability to independently own complex technical projects
- Experience in distributed systems or cloud infrastructure