Senior Software Engineer, Sentry
Product Foundation
CA$206-231k
Application performance monitoring & error tracking software
Job no longer available
Application performance monitoring & error tracking software
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
CA$206-231k
201-500 employees
Company mission
To empower developer teams to build their best possible software, more quickly and easily.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
- 2+ years of experience in leading software engineering teams to execute on projects in parallel
- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, or related field, and/or relevant experience
- Strong experience with Django/Python (or similar frameworks and languages)
- Working experience with React/Typescript (or similar frameworks and languages) to be self-sufficient on simple changes
- You are a product-minded software engineer. You regard Product and Design as your peers, and you seek collaboration to create a great product experience
- You have good intuitions to recognize a great developer experience on the API layer and product layer, and you strive to make sure you are shipping features that raises that bar for us
- You operate with a high level of ownership over the outcomes of your work, and you expect the same from your team
- You have excellent organization skills and you can articulate priorities to the team. You understand the challenge of shipping new features while maintaining existing functionality, and you have found the balance between them in previous roles
- You want to be the change you seek in the world of developer tooling. You recognize that you are the target user for Sentry, and you want to have an influence on the things that make it into the product
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to lead the team
- Build and maintain features/integrations with other SaaS services using Django (Python) and React (TypeScript) in our open-source codebase
- Build and maintain API tooling and related services, and advocate for engineers across the company to adopt them in their teams
- Design and implement scalable interfaces that can be reused within broad categories of SaaS apps (e.g. communication apps like Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams)
- Work closely with the Engineering Manager to help the team prioritize between parallel work streams
- Propose innovative product features to enhance Sentry’s integration capabilities with other SaaS apps
- Create engineering initiatives to empower the team to continually achieve higher standards of operational excellence
- Build tests and set up monitoring for your work to maintain a high engineering standard for Sentry
- Foster growth and raise the team’s technical aptitude through code review and mentorship
Our take
Defective software leads to dissatisfied users, disruptions and potential financial losses for companies. Sentry has created application monitoring and error tracking software to help developers fix errors faster, easier and more cost effectively.
More than 1 million developers and 70,000 organizations worldwide, including the likes of Microsoft, Disney, Atlassian, Cloudflare and Slack, have used Sentry to monitor their code health. And the company is well-positioned for significant growth as there is an emerging need for solutions that address holistic application health. As more companies focus on digital to engage with their customers, the reliability of their applications is essential.
The global bug-tracking software market is expected to reach over $600 million by the end of 2026 with an annual growth rate of almost 10%. Further, the company opened another office in Denver in early 2023, expanding its regional presence, as it continues to broaden its market presence.
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Insights
28% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
May 2022
$90m
SERIES E
Feb 2021
$60m
SERIES D
Total funding: $216.5m
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
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
David Cramer
(Co-Founder & CPO)They started their career as a Software Engineer at Curse, before roles at Enthropia, Disqus, and Dropbox. Having co-founded Sentry in January 2012, they left Dropbox in 2015.
Chris Jennings
(Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer)They have been a Frontend Developer at AgencyTen, Director of Design and UX at Disqus and most recently a Product Designer at GitHub.
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