Full-Time

Senior Software Engineer

Backend, Product Foundations

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Sentry

Sentry

201-500 employees

Full-stack application monitoring and observability

Consumer Software
Enterprise Software

Compensation Overview

$175k - $200kAnnually

+ Incentive Compensation + Equity Grants

Senior

Seattle, WA, USA

Hybrid work model with in-office days on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.

Category
Backend Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Python
React.js
TypeScript
Django
Requirements
  • 6+ years of professional software engineering experience.
  • 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.
Responsibilities
  • Build and maintain features/integrations with other SaaS services using React (TypeScript) and Django (Python) in our open-source codebase.
  • Have opportunities to work on high-impact projects that touch the entire stack: understanding the event ingestion pipeline; delving into search and storage systems; and surfacing that data to our customers on our backend and frontend codebases.
  • 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.
  • Collaborate with technical writing staff to create user-focused documentation that supports new product features.

Sentry offers full-stack application monitoring and observability, providing deep context, session replay, and distributed tracing to identify errors and performance bottlenecks across frontend and backend technologies, supporting JavaScript, Python, PHP, and more.

Company Stage

Series E

Total Funding

$210.6M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2011

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

4%

1 year growth

4%

2 year growth

15%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Integration with AI tools like Devnaut boosts Sentry's codebase navigation capabilities.
  • Sentry's focus on mobile performance monitoring captures the growing mobile app market.
  • The Functional Source License attracts enterprise clients concerned about intellectual property.

What critics are saying

  • AI tools like Devnaut may reduce demand for Sentry's traditional error tracking.
  • Google's integration could lead developers to prefer Google's ecosystem over Sentry.
  • The Functional Source License might alienate open-source contributors preferring permissive licenses.

What makes Sentry unique

  • Sentry offers real-time error tracking across the entire software stack.
  • The Functional Source License protects Sentry's commercial interests while maintaining open-source elements.
  • Sentry's integration with Google's Gemini 2.0 enhances its visibility among developers.

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Benefits

Competitive Compensation + Equity

401(k) Plan

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Commuter Stipend

Professional Development Stipend

Health & Wellness Benefits

Charitable Matching Program

Flexible PTO

Paid Parental Leave