Software Engineer, Ingest

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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

Have a genuine passion for writing clean, performant, and high-quality code
Are excited about building a product designed by developers, specifically for developers like yourself
Thrive in a modern, fast-paced environment where teams iterate quickly and ship code often
Are enthusiastic about the opportunity to contribute full-time to impactful open-source projects (like our core Sentry product)
Get excited about joining an agile crew where engineers challenge and inspire each other to constantly level up

2+ 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
Bonus points for experience with Python, Kafka, Redis, Postgres
Good written and spoken English communication skills

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