Infrastructure Engineering Manager, Platform & Automation

Sentry; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commuter Stipend

Professional Development Stipend

Charitable Matching Program

Flexible PTO

Commuter Stipend

Job summary

Sentry is seeking an Engineering Manager for Infrastructure Engineering to lead a team building internal control platforms, configuration automation, and the routing layer that underpins our architecture. You will own the technical direction, ensure reliability, and partner with cross-functional teams across Infrastructure, Platform, and Production Engineering.

You will mentor engineers, drive multi-year initiatives, and foster an inclusive, high-performing culture focused on ownership and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, ideally with a focus on internal tooling, infrastructure automation, platform engineering, or distributed systems.
• 4+ years of engineering management experience, including growing and managing teams of engineers.
• Experience as a Tech Lead or Engineering Manager leading the architecture and long-term evolution of internal control platforms or similar systems.
• Strong backend or full-stack engineering background, with solid Python skills.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, terraform, python, and a systems mindset for abstracting complex infrastructure for others to use.
• Strong technical communication skills and a track record of effective cross-team and leadership collaboration.
• Proven experience delivering and owning multi-year engineering initiatives in a leadership or technical leadership capacity.
• Comfortable working across org boundaries and aligning priorities across infra, platform, and product teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers building the internal control platforms that every engineering team at Sentry relies on to operate services safely.
• Drive the evolution of Infrastructure Engineering's platform, including configuration management, traffic routing and environment controls
• Own the team's technical direction, contributing to key decisions on API architecture, internal tooling design, and automation frameworks.
• Nurture and grow engineers at different levels, providing support through coaching, mentorship, and career development.
• Foster an inclusive, high-performing team culture focused on ownership, learning, and delivery.
• Partner with Production Engineering, SRE, and Developer Infrastructure to make sure operational tooling stays consistent and well-scoped across the org.
• Own the reliability, adoption, and roadmap of the team's tools while building a culture of technical excellence and pragmatic decision making.

Skills

Software engineering

Engineering management

Tech Lead / Engineering Manager

Python

Kubernetes

Terraform

Systems mindset

Technical communication

Cross-team collaboration

Multi-year initiatives

Job description

Sentry is seeking an Engineering Manager for Infrastructure Engineering to lead a team building internal control platforms, configuration automation, and the routing layer that underpins our architecture. You will own the technical direction, ensure reliability, and partner with cross-functional teams across Infrastructure, Platform, and Production Engineering.

You will mentor engineers, drive multi-year initiatives, and foster an inclusive, high-performing culture focused on ownership and