Engineering Manager, Data

About Sentry

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 90,000 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

At sentry, the Data Engineering team is focused on tackling the biggest challenges in scaling our business through building a robust ecosystem of data tools for decision making, unlocking new opportunities with data through platform improvements, and setting the bar for quality in data development.

As the Engineering Manager of the Data Engineering team, you'll lead a group of engineers dedicated to enhancing, monitoring, and refining our data pipelines.

At the same time, you'll establish the team's ethos, nurturing an environment conducive to growth and success.

Whatever it is, we’ll work together on what will move the needle most for Sentry.

In this role you will

• Grow and develop a team of talented and motivated engineers with high expectations around individual ownership
• Act as a player-coach, blending hands-on expertise with leadership to drive team success
• Lead the creation and execution of our technical roadmap, ensuring our data practices stay up-to-date with industry standards
• Set direction for the team, anticipating strategic and scaling-related challenges
• Take charge of planning, estimating tasks, and continuously driving project execution
• Foster a healthy and collaborative culture that embodies our values

You’ll love this job if you

• Find fulfillment in mentoring others, cultivating growth, and fostering excellence within your team
• You are a self sufficient do-er : someone who enjoys ownership and can proactively and effectively work cross-functionally to make progress
• You are comfortable with the pace and dynamic environment of our actively growing business
• You enjoy working cross-functionally with other teams, learning their missions and how you can empower them to make data driven decisions

Qualifications

• 7+ years industry experience in software engineering, with experience working in a data focused role
• 2+ years of people management experience
• A strong understanding of data engineering principles, methodologies, tools and techniques
• Experience developing production-grade Python code
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and an ability to articulate technical concepts clearly and succinctly
• Experience with one or more parts of our stack (BigQuery, GCP, Airflow, Kafka)

The base salary range (or hourly wage range, if applicable) that Sentry reasonably expects to pay for this position is $180k to $215k.

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).

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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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