Head of Security, Sentry
$240-300k
+ Incentive Compensation + Equity Grants
More information about location
Error tracking and app monitoring software
Job no longer available
Error tracking and app monitoring software
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$240-300k
+ Incentive Compensation + Equity Grants
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To empower developer teams to build their best possible software, more quickly and easily.
Role
Who you are
- Are passionate about creatively building out security solutions for both open-source and SaaS environments
- Seek ownership and high impact at a company whose customers are deeply technical
- Have a knack for finding weaknesses and automating them out of existence
- Enjoy mentoring and upleveling teams across engineering, IT, and compliance
- Are driven to make engineers’ lives easier and more efficient through secure defaults
- Deep understanding of modern security domains with expertise in at least two of: application/product security, infrastructure security, corporate/IT security
- 10+ years relevant experience, including 5+ years in security-focused roles and prior management experience
- Strong technical background (CS degree or equivalent software engineering experience)
- Proven experience building and managing security programs (bug bounty, pen testing, red teaming, secure SDLC, training)
- Demonstrated success in SaaS security (multi-tenant architecture, cloud controls, customer-facing assurances)
- Extensive collaboration with IT & Compliance on identity/access management, endpoint posture, and policy
- Experience working directly with auditors (e.g., SOC 2/Type II, ISO 27001) including evidence collection, remediation planning, and closing findings
- Self-motivated owner who can both set strategy with leadership and execute through roadmaps, metrics, and teams
What the job involves
- Sentry’s users trust us to develop, ship, and operate a secure open-source product and a secure SaaS offering, so they can focus on their own applications worry-free
- We’re looking for an experienced Head of Security to build and scale Sentry’s security program—starting with early adoption (bug bounty, penetration testing, red teaming) and growing into a high-impact organization that protects both our multi-tenant SaaS and self-hosted products
- This role is not for the faint of heart
- You will adopt, improve, and expand our current protocols, breaking down barriers to create a secure environment for all users
- Because Sentry will always provide an open-source option, success in this role requires creative, outside-the-box thinking to protect diverse deployment models
- Ensure security for our SaaS platform—establish and operate the controls, guardrails, and monitoring required for a modern, high-scale, multi-tenant cloud service
- Partner deeply with IT & Compliance on identity and access, endpoint/security baselines, vendor risk, policy, and audits; drive secure-by-default corporate foundations
- Collaborate with executive leadership to fine-tune and evolve Sentry’s security strategy, set multi-year roadmaps, and communicate risks, tradeoffs, and outcomes
- Build application and product security programs with support from the CTO and IT/Compliance orgs, including managing external parties for penetration tests and bug bounty programs
- Prioritize automation and tooling over manual process; measure outcomes and continuously reduce risk and toil
- Partner with Recruiting to build a world-class security team across AppSec, ProdSec, and GRC capabilities
- Influence product roadmaps and customer-facing security features (e.g., MFA, session audit tooling, data controls)
- Explore future security-adjacent product opportunities where Sentry can add value to developers and security teams
- Define security objectives and key results (OKRs) for SaaS security posture, corporate security, and compliance outcomes
- Collaborate with leaders in Engineering, Product, IT, and Compliance to align investments, policies, and incident response
- Communicate security posture to leadership and contribute to board-level updates as needed
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 organisations worldwide, including the likes of Microsoft, Disney, Atlassian, Cloudflare and Slack, have used Sentry to monitor their code health. The company is well-positioned for significant growth. 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 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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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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
- 401k Plan
- 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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