Senior Software Engineer, Ingest Job at Sentry (Vienna)

Senior Software Engineer, Ingest

Sentry

Location:
Austria , Vienna

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

60844.00 - 90000.00 EUR / Year

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Job Description:

As a Senior Software Engineer (Ingest) on our Client Infrastructure team, you'll collaborate with a talented group of engineers to power the systems that process millions of events every minute! You'll get hands-on with our core ingestion pipelines - including our open-source projects Relay and Symbolicator - where every line of code directly impacts developers worldwide. Imagine optimizing real-time data flows, designing bulletproof distributed systems, and pioneering new solutions that keep Sentry at the forefront of application monitoring. We build the backbone that lets developers focus on what matters most. You'll be instrumental in building and scaling the core infrastructure that powers Sentry's data ingestion. You will tackle complex engineering challenges and contribute significantly to open-source projects that help developers worldwide.

Job Responsibility:

Design, build, and operate globally distributed, horizontally scalable infrastructure to reliably ingest mission-critical data from customer applications
Collaborate within the Client Infrastructure team to continuously improve and evolve our data processing pipeline and the services supporting Sentry's scale
Solve intricate problems related to distributed systems, performance optimization, and high-throughput data processing
Leverage multiple programming languages and technologies (primarily Rust, alongside Python) to address critical system-level challenges
Partner with Infrastructure and Operations teams to architect and implement solutions designed to handle over a billion events daily
Ensure the correctness and maintainability of your work through comprehensive unit and integration testing, complemented by clear documentation for colleagues and customers
Contribute to the stability and operational health of our services by participating in an on-call rotation

Requirements:

5+ years relevant experience
Experience in compiled programming languages (C, C++, Rust)
Experience in solving complex problems by developing high-quality, high-performance software
Thrive in an environment with minimal supervision
Passionate about the software and system design
Good written and spoken English communication skills

Nice to have:

Bonus points for experience with Python, Kafka, Redis, Postgres

What we offer:

Incentive compensation
Equity grants
Paid time off
Group health insurance coverage

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 22, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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