Sentry
Senior Software Engineer, Backend Issue Workflow
Sentry, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Senior Software Engineer, Backend Issue Workflow
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Bad software is everywhere, and we’re tired of it. Sentry is on a mission to help developers write better software faster so we can get back to enjoying technology. With more than $217 million in funding and 100,000+ organizations that believe we’re on to something, we're building performance and error monitoring tools that help companies like Disney, Microsoft, and Atlassian spend less time fixing bugs and more time building products. Sentry embraces a hybrid work model, with Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays set as in‑office anchor days to encourage meaningful collaboration. If you like to selfishly build things that make your digital life better, come help us build the next generation of software monitoring tools. About the Role
The Issue Workflow team is responsible for Sentry's core debugging experience, which includes alerts, issue search, and issue details. These are the most visited pages on our product and they are critical to the daily workflow for millions of software engineers across the world. We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join the team. You will work on backend systems that process billions of queries per day, tackle challenging distributed‑system problems, and ideate and build new product experiences for Sentry to interoperate with humans and AI agents. Responsibilities
Collaborate with engineering, product, and design to ideate, execute, validate, and iterate quickly on new features, and join customer calls to get first‑hand feedback. Build and maintain features using Django (Python) in our open‑source codebase. Work on high‑impact projects across the stack, including the event ingestion pipeline, search and storage systems, and delivering data to customers on backend and frontend codebases. Collaborate with AI/ML, infrastructure, and other EPD teams to design and build the next generation of Sentry. Build tests and set up monitoring for your work to maintain a high engineering standard. Raise the team’s technical aptitude through code review and mentorship. You’ll Love This Job If
You are product‑mindful, treating product and design as peers and collaborating to create innovative workflows. You want to delve deeper than the application layer to understand the systems and services powering the APIs you use. You enjoy unblocking teammates by making maintainable changes in other teams’ codebases and earning recognition. You relish making small improvements that save days of time for customers. You want to influence the product as a target user for Sentry. Qualifications
7+ years of professional software engineering experience. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or relevant experience. Strong experience with Django/Python (or similar frameworks and languages). Familiarity with React/TypeScript (or similar front‑end frameworks and languages). Bonus: Prior experience working on innovative product‑focused teams or companies. The base salary range the company reasonably expects to pay for this position is $185,000 to $288,000. A successful candidate may participate in Sentry’s employee benefit plans and programs, including incentive compensation, equity grants, paid time off, and group health insurance coverage. See Sentry Benefits for more details about the company’s benefit plans and programs. Equal Opportunity at Sentry
Sentry is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to its employees and candidates for employment regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristic. We provide reasonable accommodations to employees and candidates with disabilities who require such accommodations. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at accommodations@sentry.io. Want to learn more about how Sentry handles applicant data? Get the details in our Applicant Privacy Policy.
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Senior Software Engineer, Backend Issue Workflow
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Sentry About Sentry
Bad software is everywhere, and we’re tired of it. Sentry is on a mission to help developers write better software faster so we can get back to enjoying technology. With more than $217 million in funding and 100,000+ organizations that believe we’re on to something, we're building performance and error monitoring tools that help companies like Disney, Microsoft, and Atlassian spend less time fixing bugs and more time building products. Sentry embraces a hybrid work model, with Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays set as in‑office anchor days to encourage meaningful collaboration. If you like to selfishly build things that make your digital life better, come help us build the next generation of software monitoring tools. About the Role
The Issue Workflow team is responsible for Sentry's core debugging experience, which includes alerts, issue search, and issue details. These are the most visited pages on our product and they are critical to the daily workflow for millions of software engineers across the world. We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join the team. You will work on backend systems that process billions of queries per day, tackle challenging distributed‑system problems, and ideate and build new product experiences for Sentry to interoperate with humans and AI agents. Responsibilities
Collaborate with engineering, product, and design to ideate, execute, validate, and iterate quickly on new features, and join customer calls to get first‑hand feedback. Build and maintain features using Django (Python) in our open‑source codebase. Work on high‑impact projects across the stack, including the event ingestion pipeline, search and storage systems, and delivering data to customers on backend and frontend codebases. Collaborate with AI/ML, infrastructure, and other EPD teams to design and build the next generation of Sentry. Build tests and set up monitoring for your work to maintain a high engineering standard. Raise the team’s technical aptitude through code review and mentorship. You’ll Love This Job If
You are product‑mindful, treating product and design as peers and collaborating to create innovative workflows. You want to delve deeper than the application layer to understand the systems and services powering the APIs you use. You enjoy unblocking teammates by making maintainable changes in other teams’ codebases and earning recognition. You relish making small improvements that save days of time for customers. You want to influence the product as a target user for Sentry. Qualifications
7+ years of professional software engineering experience. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or relevant experience. Strong experience with Django/Python (or similar frameworks and languages). Familiarity with React/TypeScript (or similar front‑end frameworks and languages). Bonus: Prior experience working on innovative product‑focused teams or companies. The base salary range the company reasonably expects to pay for this position is $185,000 to $288,000. A successful candidate may participate in Sentry’s employee benefit plans and programs, including incentive compensation, equity grants, paid time off, and group health insurance coverage. See Sentry Benefits for more details about the company’s benefit plans and programs. Equal Opportunity at Sentry
Sentry is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to its employees and candidates for employment regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristic. We provide reasonable accommodations to employees and candidates with disabilities who require such accommodations. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at accommodations@sentry.io. Want to learn more about how Sentry handles applicant data? Get the details in our Applicant Privacy Policy.
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