Bad software is everywhere, and we’re tired of it. Sentry is on a mission to help developers write better software faster, so we can get back to enjoying technology.

With more than $217 million in funding and 85,000 organizations that believe we’re on to something, we're building performance and error monitoring tools that help companies like Disney, Microsoft, and Atlassian spend less time fixing bugs and more time building products. If you like to selfishly build things that make your digital life better, come help us build the next generation of software monitoring tools.

About the Role

We are inviting applications for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Applications team, leading the way in redefining code coverage. This position offers a unique chance to concentrate on the design, creation, and optimization of API features that form the backbone of our operations. The work you do will have a direct and significant impact on our wide user base and the efficiency of our systems. You'll be instrumental in building robust and scalable systems for data ingestion and processing, ensuring efficient handling of incoming data from multiple sources. Our team believes in the power of collaboration, and you'll be working alongside some of the most talented engineers in the industry in an environment that promotes learning. If you're ready to take on engaging challenges and make a meaningful contribution in the area of developer productivity, we're excited to hear from you!

In this role you will

Collaborate with other engineers, product managers, and subject matter experts to deliver impactful outcomes to the organization.
Design and implement scalable, performant backend endpoints.
Design, build, and scale APIs for practical and robust systems.
Serve as a technical leader and mentor on one of Codecov’s core engineering teams, helping to unblock others and prioritize their tasks.
Frequently interact with other engineering, product, and business teams to help drive the future of Codecov’s products.

You’ll love this job if you

Have a deep empathy for developers and a passion for helping to alleviate their pain points.
Thrive in cross-functional environments, collaborating with individuals across many disciplines to deliver the best solutions possible.
Find satisfaction in constructing robust, efficient, and reliable APIs, ensuring that the underlying functions of our platforms operate smoothly and effectively.
Value seeing the tangible results of your efforts, understanding that each line of code you write directly contributes to the overall quality, performance, and success of our product.

Qualifications

Contributed within a high-performing software engineering organization before and value high-quality work with attention to detail.
Experience designing, extending, and maintaining high volume mission critical systems used by hundreds of thousands of end users.
Experience building in Python, Django & relational databases like PostgreSQL is required.
Experience with GraphQL is a nice to have, but not required.
Providing technical leadership to an engineering team, this can be experience with mentoring, pair programming, breaking down tasks for more junior engineers, reviewing pull requests, etc.

The base salary range (or hourly wage range, if applicable) that Sentry reasonably expects to pay for this position is $80,000 to $220,000. A successful candidate’s actual base salary (or hourly wage) amount will be determined by a variety of relevant factors including, without limitation, the candidate’s work location, education, work and other relevant experience, skills, and job-related knowledge. A successful candidate will be eligible to participate in Sentry’s employee benefit plans/programs applicable to the candidate’s position (including incentive compensation, equity grants, paid time off, and group health insurance coverage). See Sentry Benefits for more details about the Company’s benefit plans/programs.

Equal Opportunity at Sentry

Sentry is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to its employees and candidates for employment regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, or other legally-protected characteristic. This commitment includes the provision of reasonable accommodations to employees and candidates for employment with physical or mental disabilities who require such accommodations in order to (a) perform the essential functions of their jobs, or (b) seek employment with Sentry. We strive to build a diverse team, with an inclusive culture where every teammate can thrive. Sentry is an open-source company because we believe that everyone, everywhere, should have the ability and tools to make great software. Software should be accessible. That starts with making our industry accessible.

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