Engineering Manager, Analytics Platform at Sentry

San Francisco, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, Software Development, ObservabilityIndustries

Requirements

  • 10+ years of industry experience in software engineering
  • 4+ years of people management experience, including career development and performance management
  • Strong technical background in data platforms, storage systems, or analytical backends (for example ClickHouse, Pinot, or Druid)
  • Experience with distributed systems, query optimization, or scaling data-intensive workloads
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to diverse audiences
  • Proficiency with Python, Rust, or a similar programming language (plus)
  • Familiarity with observability, developer tools (plus)

Responsibilities

  • Grow and develop a team of engineers with high expectations for ownership and impact
  • Set the technical and strategic direction for the team, balancing short-term stability with long-term architectural evolution
  • Drive development of core EAP features to support complex analytical query, dynamic routing logic for different fidelity levels, data movement in cellularized architecture, storage and compute separation and more modern patterns for analytical storage
  • Guide the unification of all event data into EAP and enable fast and complex cross-event querying at scale
  • Partner closely with cross-functional teams including Product Engineering, Streaming, Production Engineering, Security, and Compliance
  • Lead the team through incidents, postmortems, and scaling challenges while fostering operational excellence
  • Build a healthy and collaborative team culture rooted in growth, accountability, and inclusion

Skills

Engineering Management
Team Leadership
System Architecture
Data Platforms
Observability
Scalability
Mentoring
Event Data Processing
Query Optimization
Platform Strategy

Sentry

Full-stack application monitoring and observability

About Sentry

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.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2011Year Founded
$210.6MTotal Funding
SERIES_ECompany Stage
Consumer Software, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
201-500Employees

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

Risks

Competition from AI-powered tools like Devnaut may impact Sentry's market share.
The Functional Source License might deter developers preferring permissive open-source licenses.
Expanded integrations in Google's Gemini 2.0 could increase competition in error tracking.

Differentiation

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

Upsides

Integration with AI tools like Devnaut boosts Sentry's codebase visibility and productivity.
Sentry's focus on mobile performance monitoring aligns with growing demand in mobile solutions.
Winning the 2023 Digital Innovator Award highlights Sentry's leadership in digital transformation.

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