What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Engineer, New Grad (2024) position at Sentry?
About the role
Sentry is looking for talented new graduates to join our growing Software Engineering teams. Engineers at Sentry are challenged to solve a range of technical problems: from building fast and delightful UIs for navigating millions of error and performance events, to architecting solutions that ingest, store, and index terabytes of data every day. As a Software Engineer, New Grad, you will be coached by a diverse team of multi-talented engineers and will directly impact a complex and growing codebase.
In this role you will
- Work with a team to develop and extend the Sentry product by writing software in either Python or JavaScript (or both)
- Be responsible for full software development lifecycle - design, development, testing, and operating in production
- Communicate effectively with other engineers in the same team, with other teams and with various other stakeholders (such as product managers)
- Act on feedback, coaching, and mentorship from your manager and teammates
You’ll love this job if you
- You want to actively use the product you're building (we dogfood Sentry every day)
- You want to start your career at a high-growth startup
- You want to join a modern software development team that iterates & ships code rapidly
- You're excited at the opportunity to contribute to an open-source project every day
Qualifications
- B.S. or higher in Computer Science (or similar degree program)
- At least 1 previous internship or equivalent practical experience
- Implementation skills with one or more general-purpose programming languages, e.g. Python, JavaScript, Java, etc.
- Good knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and object-oriented design principles
- Experience working with version control and unit testing
The base salary range (or hourly wage range, if applicable) that Sentry reasonably expects to pay for this position is $40,000 to $160,000. 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.
Salary : $40,000 - $160,000
