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Senior Software Engineer

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Sentry

Sentry

201-500 employees

Full-stack application monitoring and observability

Consulting
Enterprise Software
Defense

Compensation Overview

$190k - $215kAnnually

+ Incentive Compensation + Equity Grants + Paid Time Off + Group Health Insurance

Senior, Expert

San Francisco, CA, USA

Category
Backend Engineering
Web Development
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Rust
Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
REST APIs
Django
Requirements
  • 7+ years of experience working on and operating large-scale distributed systems
  • 2+ years of experience with Python and Django or similar web framework
  • Solid understanding and experience with distributed systems, data modeling, and applying tradeoffs
  • Experience with end-to-end ownership of a large feature or system
  • Experience writing and presenting technical documentation
  • Team level mentorship and leadership experience on large projects
  • Familiarity with Rust or other system-level programming language is a plus
  • Familiarity with TypeScript or JavaScript is a plus
Responsibilities
  • Lead high value initiatives, implement high quality features driving engineering excellence, mentor junior engineers, and raising the bar for the rest of the organization
  • Work with product management and the larger engineering organization to define, implement and ship new features
  • Architect maintainable and scalable solutions that drive the future of Issues at Sentry
  • Level up the technical aptitude of the team through mentorship and PR reviews

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

$217.5M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2011

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

1%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

22%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Winning the 2023 Digital Innovator Award from Intellyx highlights Sentry's industry recognition and innovative edge.
  • The launch of new features like Mobile Performance Monitoring and Semantic Versioning demonstrates Sentry's commitment to continuous improvement and addressing developer needs.
  • Sentry's partnerships and studies, such as the one with SlashData, show its proactive approach to understanding and solving developer challenges.

What critics are saying

  • Transitioning to the Functional Source License may alienate some open-source advocates and users.
  • The competitive landscape in application performance monitoring is intense, with major players like New Relic and Datadog posing significant threats.

What makes Sentry unique

  • Sentry's introduction of the Functional Source License (FSL) aims to balance open-source freedom with commercial protection, setting it apart from competitors.
  • The company's focus on developer-first application monitoring, with features like auto-detection of performance issues, provides a unique value proposition.
  • Sentry's strategic acquisitions, such as Codecov, enhance its platform's capabilities, making it a comprehensive solution for developers.

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