Engineering Manager, Event Streaming 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 MonitoringIndustries

Requirements

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience, ideally with a focus on backend, distributed systems, or infrastructure
  • 4+ years of engineering management experience, including growing and managing teams of 10 or more engineers
  • Experience as a Tech Lead or Engineering Manager leading the architecture, development, and long-term evolution of large-scale, real-time event processing systems
  • Familiarity with streaming systems like Kafka, Flink, Beam, Spark Streaming, or similar technologies
  • Strong technical communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead a globally distributed team working on one of the most foundational systems at Sentry
  • Nurture and grow engineers at different levels, providing support through coaching, mentorship, and career development
  • Foster an inclusive, high-performing team culture focused on ownership, learning, and delivery
  • Drive the evolution of Sentry's event streaming platform, contributing to system architecture and owning key technical decisions
  • Collaborate with product engineering teams to build scalable APIs and developer-friendly primitives that abstract away the complexity of streaming infrastructure
  • Own the reliability, performance, and delivery of the team's roadmap while fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaboration

Skills

Event Streaming
Stream Processing
Engineering Management
Team Leadership
System Reliability
Platform Architecture
Developer Experience
Real-time Data
Distributed Systems
Infrastructure
Cross-functional Collaboration

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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