Staff Software Engineer, Platform & Infrastructure

San Francisco, CA · Remote · Lead / Staff / Principal

$240,000 – $400,000

Listed on Sentry’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

Sentry is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to design and operate the distributed systems and cloud infrastructure that power their application monitoring platform. This role suits engineers with deep experience in infrastructure, systems architecture, or data platforms who want to tackle complex technical problems at scale while maintaining hands-on coding involvement.

Our summary, not Sentry’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

Skills this role names

What they ask for

Required

8+ years of software engineering experience
Background in designing, building, and operating distributed systems or infrastructure
Proficiency in at least one of: Python, Go, Java, or comparable language
Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
Ability to independently own complex technical projects and drive solutions from design through production
Strong architectural judgment and system design skills
Clear communication of technical concepts across teams

Nice to have

Experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration, or infrastructure as code
Background in distributed systems (fault tolerance, consistency, replication, high-availability)
Experience with Kafka, real-time streaming, or large-scale data processing
Infrastructure reliability experience (observability, performance optimization, incident response)
Experience building CI/CD systems or internal developer platforms
Track record of improving engineering practices or mentoring other engineers