Senior Staff Software Engineer (Platform)

Sentry; United States; Presencial; USD 180.000 - 240.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive Compensation + Equity

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Commuter Stipend

Professional Development Stipend

Health & Wellness Benefits

Charitable Matching Program

Flexible PTO

Paid Parental Leave

401k Plan

Descripción de la vacante

Sentry is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to help lead the evolution of our Platform. You will report to the VP of Engineering and work with teams across the company to translate business needs into scalable technical blueprints and align roadmaps with company goals.

You will own cross-cutting initiatives end-to-end, mentor engineers, and set high standards for design, scalability, and operational quality, ensuring long-term technical health across Sentry.

Formación

• 5+ years working in cloud-based environments (AWS, GCP, etc.)
• 3+ years in a technical architecture or equivalent leadership role
• 12+ years of experience building large-scale distributed systems
• Deep knowledge of modern infrastructure technologies
• Experience mentoring senior/staff-level engineers
• Excellent communication skills with ability to explain complex concepts to diverse stakeholders

Responsabilidades

• Architect the future of Sentry by translating business needs and product strategy into 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

Conocimientos

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Architectural vision

Cross-team collaboration

Herramientas

Kubernetes

Terraform

Service Mesh

Kafka

Flink

Beam

AWS

GCP

Blob storage

Caching

Descripción del empleo

• 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
• 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

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation + Equity
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Commuter Stipend
• Professional Development Stipend
• Health & Wellness Benefits
• Charitable Matching Program
• Flexible PTO
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401k Plan

Bring new ideas, tools, and frameworks to the table—and know when to optimize for simplicity over noveltyEnjoy designing and building platforms that help teams move faster and scale safelyThrive on solving complex, multi-dimensional problems across product, infrastructure, and organizational layersWant to make architectural decisions that shape Sentry’s long-term successEnjoy working closely with senior leadership and cross-functional partners to drive company-wide initiativesKubernetes, Terraform, Service MeshProven track record of leading cross-team, high-impact engineering projectsExcellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain complex technical concepts to a range of stakeholdersOLAP/OLTP databases, blob storage, cachingKafka and real-time streaming frameworks (e.g., Flink, Beam)5+ years working in cloud-based environments (AWS, GCP, etc.)3+ years in a technical architecture or equivalent leadership role12+ years of experience building large-scale distributed systemsDeep knowledge of modern infrastructure technologies, including:Ability to create production-quality proof-of-concept architectures and write high-quality codeExperience mentoring senior/staff-level engineers