# Senior Software Engineer, Control Plane

**Company:** [Sentry](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/sentry)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $190k – $280k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Python, Rust, Distributed Systems, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, GCP, Azure, Replication, Consistency Models
**Posted:** 2026-04-09

> Designs and operates control plane infrastructure for customer management, routing, and replication in Sentry's multi-cell architecture. Requires 5+ years experience with Python, distributed systems, cloud platforms, and container orchestration.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Build and enhance the control plane systems that manage customer identity, placement, and lifecycle across a multi-cell architecture.
- Improve the reliability, scalability, and observability of mission-critical control plane services.
- Partner with engineering teams to provide safe infrastructure primitives and standards for cell-compatible systems.
- Help operate critical infrastructure through incident response and continuous improvement.

## Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer or similar role.
- Strong proficiency with **Python**; experience with **Rust** is a plus.
- Experience designing and operating **distributed systems** at scale.
- Strong understanding of **replication**, **consistency models**, and **service coordination**.
- Experience building infrastructure services or platform APIs used by multiple teams.
- Experience working with cloud platforms (e.g., **AWS**, **Azure**, **GCP**).
- Experience operating containerized systems (e.g., **Docker**, **Kubernetes**).
- Track record of operating production systems with strong ownership.
- Strong written communication skills and ability to document platform systems clearly.

## Compensation
Base salary range: **$190,000 - $280,000** USD, plus incentive compensation, equity grants, paid time off, and group health insurance.

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