CareerPlan

Staff Software Engineer, Platform & Infrastructure

San Francisco, CaliforniaFull-time$240k2026-10-16 → 2026-11-09

Core

Design, build, and operate reliable, scalable distributed systems and cloud infrastructure supporting Sentry's products and engineering teams.

Role type

Staff Software Engineer (Platform & Infrastructure)

Builds

Cloud infrastructure, distributed storage, real-time event processing, and foundational services for Sentry's platform.

Domain

SaaS / Application Monitoring / Cloud Infrastructure

Required skills

Distributed systems design, Cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure), Kubernetes, Terraform, Real-time streaming (Kafka), Observability, System architecture, Incident response, CI/CD

Preferred skills

Mentorship, Technical leadership, Cross-team collaboration, Engineering practices improvement

Technologies

Python, Go, Java, Kubernetes, Terraform, Kafka, AWS, GCP, Azure

Responsibilities

Design and build scalable distributed systems; Own complex technical projects from design to production; Solve challenging problems in system architecture and performance; Make architectural tradeoff decisions; Identify technical challenges and opportunities; Stay hands-on with code and resolve complex issues; Collaborate to influence technical direction and standards; Mentor engineers and share knowledge.

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with technical leadership