Senior Design Engineer, Performance at Sentry

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, Software DevelopmentIndustries

Requirements

  • 4+ years professional UX, interaction, or visual design, and engineering experience
  • 6+ years professional engineering experience
  • 6+ years of experience working with JavaScript/TypeScript and React, or similar frameworks
  • Experience designing, implementing and refining enjoyable user experiences within complex application workflows
  • Experience mentoring and collaborating with other engineers on large, impactful projects
  • Experience with Python and Django, or similar (asset)

Responsibilities

  • Develop an understanding of the entire Sentry product and contribute to changes across the codebase
  • Work closely with Product Management, Design and Engineering Leadership to design, implement and ship new features, with a focus on creating beautiful, intuitive and performant user experiences
  • Raise technical and design expertise within the organization through collaboration, mentorship, pairing and design reviews
  • Build and maintain features and reusable components for Explore, Trace View, Insights, Dashboards and adjacent product areas using Python, React, and TypeScript

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

UI DesignFrontend EngineeringPerformance MonitoringTracingDebuggingReusable ComponentsDesign ReviewsMentorship

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

What is the salary for the Senior Design Engineer role?

This information is not specified in the job description.

Is this position remote or hybrid, and what are the office requirements?

Sentry embraces a hybrid work model with Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays set as in-office anchor days to encourage meaningful collaboration.

What technical skills are required for this role?

The role requires building and maintaining features using Python, React, and TypeScript, along with strong technical engineering skills.

What is the company culture like at Sentry?

Sentry fosters collaboration through a hybrid model with in-office anchor days, emphasizes building enjoyable user experiences, and values working closely with Product Management, Design, and Engineering teams.

What makes a strong candidate for this Senior Design Engineer position?

Strong candidates merge technical engineering skills with design intuition, are product-minded collaborators, detail-oriented yet pragmatic, and passionate about web performance, design, and accessibility.

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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