Engineering Manager, Infrastructure

Engineering Manager · Manager · Full Time

San Francisco, CaliforniaUSD 220k – 450k2w ago
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Role

What you'll do.

As Engineering Manager for Infrastructure at Sentry, you'll lead a high-impact team building the internal control platforms, configuration systems, and automation that power the company's scale. This role combines technical leadership with people management, requiring you to drive architectural evolution, mentor engineers at various levels, and ensure operational simplicity across the organization while owning system reliability and cross-functional collaboration with Production Engineering and platform teams.

Responsibilities

  • Team Leadership and Technical Direction: Lead a team of infrastructure engineers building internal control platforms and leading the architecture and long-term evolution of configuration management, traffic routing, and environment controls that enable safe service operation across the organization.
  • Platform Evolution and Architecture: Drive the technical vision and evolution of Infrastructure Engineering's platform, including API architecture design, internal tooling infrastructure, automation frameworks, and self-service abstractions that abstract complex infrastructure for other engineering teams.
  • Engineer Development and Mentorship: Nurture and grow engineers at different career levels through coaching, mentorship, career development planning, and creating a high-performing team culture focused on ownership, learning, continuous delivery, and technical excellence.
  • System Reliability and Operations: Own the reliability, adoption, and roadmap of the team's tools while establishing and maintaining a culture of operational simplicity, pragmatic decision-making, and long-term system health across internal platforms.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Production Engineering, SRE, Developer Infrastructure, and product teams to ensure operational tooling remains consistent, well-scoped, and aligned across organizational boundaries while maintaining technical communication and leadership alignment.
  • Multi-Year Initiative Ownership: Deliver and own multi-year engineering initiatives in a leadership capacity, driving scale-focused and cost-effective solutions that serve the needs of many teams rather than single initiatives while balancing technical debt and innovation.

Qualifications

What we look for.

Technical

  • Kubernetes

    Practical experience with Kubernetes orchestration, container management, and cloud-native infrastructure patterns for building scalable distributed systems and automation.

  • Terraform

    Proficiency with Terraform for infrastructure-as-code, configuration automation, and state management in multi-environment deployments.

  • Python

    Strong Python programming skills for backend development, scripting, automation, and building internal tooling and control platforms.

  • Systems Architecture

    Deep expertise in distributed systems architecture, configuration management systems, traffic routing, and automation frameworks that enable operational scale.

  • Internal Platform Development

    Experience building internal developer platforms, self-service abstractions, and control planes that abstract infrastructure complexity for end-users.

Education

  • Degree in Computer Science or Related Field

    Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent professional experience demonstrating strong foundational knowledge in computing systems and software architecture.

Experience

  • Software Engineering Foundation

    10+ years of software engineering experience with focus on infrastructure automation, internal tooling, platform engineering, or distributed systems architecture.

  • Engineering Management

    4+ years of engineering management experience including growing, scaling, and managing teams of engineers with demonstrated impact on team velocity and delivery.

  • Technical Leadership

    Proven experience as Tech Lead or Engineering Manager leading architectural decisions and long-term evolution of internal control platforms, backend systems, or similar complex infrastructure.

  • Cross-Organization Leadership

    Track record of working across organizational boundaries, aligning priorities among infrastructure, platform, and product teams, and managing complex stakeholder relationships.

  • Multi-Year Program Delivery

    Demonstrated experience delivering and owning multi-year engineering initiatives in technical leadership or engineering management roles with measurable business impact.

Skills

Required

  • Backend/Full-Stack Development

    Solid full-stack or backend engineering background with ability to design and implement scalable distributed systems and internal control platforms.

  • Infrastructure Abstraction

    Systems thinking mindset for abstracting complex infrastructure and operations into clean, self-service interfaces for internal teams.

  • Technical Communication

    Exceptional ability to communicate technical concepts across teams, translate architecture to non-technical stakeholders, and lead through influence.

  • Engineering Management

    Proven capability in people management, including hiring, mentoring, performance feedback, career development, and building high-performing engineering cultures.

  • Strategic Technical Leadership

    Ability to set technical vision, make architectural trade-offs, balance innovation with stability, and own long-term system evolution.

  • Operations Mindset

    Deep understanding of operational excellence, reliability patterns, cost optimization, and pragmatic decision-making in complex distributed systems.

Preferred

  • Cloud Platform Experience

    Nice to have

    Experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and cloud-native infrastructure patterns for scaling applications and services.

  • Configuration Management Tools

    Nice to have

    Familiarity with configuration management and orchestration tools beyond Terraform such as Ansible, Chef, or Puppet for infrastructure automation.

  • Open Source Contribution

    Nice to have

    Track record of contributing to or maintaining open-source infrastructure projects, demonstrating community engagement and software craftsmanship.

  • SRE Principles

    Nice to have

    Understanding of Site Reliability Engineering principles, observability, monitoring, incident response, and operational best practices.

  • Developer Platform Building

    Nice to have

    Experience building developer-facing platforms, APIs, or internal tools that improve developer experience and reduce operational overhead for engineering teams.

Tech stack

Languages

PythonGo

Frameworks

KubernetesFastAPI or Django

Databases

PostgreSQLRedis

Tools

TerraformDockerGitCI/CD Platforms

Other

Cloud Platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)Service Mesh TechnologiesObservability and Monitoring

Compensation

Pay and benefits.

Base·USD 220,000 – 450,000

Equity·Stock options

Benefits

  • Equity Grants

    Participate in Sentry's equity compensation program, allowing you to share in the company's long-term success as a growing infrastructure technology leader.

  • Comprehensive Health Insurance

    Group health insurance coverage including medical, dental, and vision plans for you and your family.

  • Paid Time Off

    Generous paid time off policy supporting work-life balance, mental health, and personal well-being throughout the year.

  • Performance Incentives

    Competitive performance-based bonus structure tied to individual and company objectives.

  • Professional Development

    Investment in engineering leadership development, conference attendance, training, and continuous learning opportunities.

  • Collaborative Culture

    Hybrid work environment with in-person collaboration opportunities enabling strong team dynamics and cross-functional partnerships.

Process

Interview steps.

  1. 01

    Initial Screening

    Preliminary conversation with recruiter to discuss your background, experience with infrastructure systems, management philosophy, and alignment with Sentry's culture and technical environment.

  2. 02

    Hiring Manager Interview

    In-depth discussion with the hiring manager covering technical depth, leadership philosophy, experience with internal platform development, cross-functional collaboration, and vision for the infrastructure organization.

  3. 03

    Technical Deep Dive

    Session with senior infrastructure engineers evaluating your hands-on technical knowledge of distributed systems, architecture decisions, Kubernetes/Terraform expertise, and ability to mentor engineers at scale.

  4. 04

    Peer Engineering Discussion

    Conversation with peer engineering managers or senior leadership discussing organizational dynamics, cross-team collaboration, stakeholder management, and alignment on technical vision across infrastructure functions.

  5. 05

    Leadership and Team Culture Assessment

    Final round with senior leadership evaluating management approach, team building philosophy, handling of complex organizational challenges, and cultural fit with Sentry's values around open-source and operational excellence.

Full posting

Original listing.

About Sentry

Software runs the world and the pace is faster than ever. Sentry helps developers fix errors and performance issues before users notice, so teams can spend less time firefighting and more time building.

Trusted by 200,000+ organizations, Sentry is today’s application monitoring standard and our team is building its AI-native future.

About the role

Sentry's Infrastructure Engineering team is what makes operating Sentry simple, safe, and seamless for every other engineering team in the company. They build the internal control platforms, configuration systems, traffic routing, and automation that let product engineers operate services safely at scale without needing deep infrastructure expertise themselves.

As the Engineering Manager for Infrastructure Engineering, you'll lead a team of engineers building the tools that power Sentry's growth: internal admin and change management tools, configuration automation, and the routing layer that underlies Sentry's architecture. You'll be responsible for technical vision, team health, system reliability, and partnership with engineering teams across the company who depend on your team's tools every day.

You'll work closely with leaders across Infrastructure, Platform, and Production Engineering to shape how Sentry scales its operational model as the company grows.

In this role you will

  • Lead a team of engineers building the internal control platforms that every engineering team at Sentry relies on to operate services safely.

  • Drive the evolution of Infrastructure Engineering's platform, including configuration management, traffic routing and environment controls

  • Own the team's technical direction, contributing to key decisions on API architecture, internal tooling design, and automation frameworks.

  • 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.

  • Partner with Production Engineering, SRE, and Developer Infrastructure to make sure operational tooling stays consistent and well-scoped across the org.

  • Own the reliability, adoption, and roadmap of the team's tools while building a culture of technical excellence and pragmatic decision making.

You'll love this job if you

  • Are passionate about building tools that make operating complex systems simple for other engineers.

  • Enjoy solving infrastructure problems around configuration, routing, and automation, and turning them into clean, self-service abstractions.

  • Believe in using proven technologies and committing to a single, reliable choice rather than chasing novelty.

  • Think in terms of building for scale and cost effectiveness from day one, and for the needs of many teams rather than one.

  • Value cross-functional collaboration and thrive in hybrid, in-person settings with engineers across functions, levels, and geographies.

  • Take pride in building strong, healthy teams and enabling them to lead high-impact, multi-year initiatives.

  • Want to be part of a thoughtful, highly technical team that cares about long-term system health and operational simplicity.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience, ideally with a focus on internal tooling, infrastructure automation, platform engineering, or distributed systems.

  • 4+ years of engineering management experience, including growing and managing teams of engineers.

  • Experience as a Tech Lead or Engineering Manager leading the architecture and long-term evolution of internal control platforms or similar systems.

  • Strong backend or full-stack engineering background, with solid Python skills.

  • Familiarity with Kubernetes, terraform, python, and a systems mindset for abstracting complex infrastructure for others to use.

  • Strong technical communication skills and a track record of effective cross-team and leadership collaboration.

  • Proven experience delivering and owning multi-year engineering initiatives in a leadership or technical leadership capacity.

  • Comfortable working across org boundaries and aligning priorities across infra, platform, and product teams.

The base salary range (or hourly wage range, if applicable) that Sentry reasonably expects to pay for this position is $220,000 to $450,000. 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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