# Staff Software Engineer, AI Developer Tooling at Sentry

- Company: Sentry
- What the company does: Application performance monitoring for developers & software teams to see errors clearer, solve issues faster & continue learning continuously. Get started at sentry.io. Backed by Accel, NEA and 500 Global.
- Company website: http://www.sentry.io
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco, California
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $220K to $400K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-04
- Apply by: 2026-11-18
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/sentry/c00e77f5-bd58-49da-b4a8-3b6249529747?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/sentry-staff-software-engineer-ai-developer-tooling/

## About the role

You’ll own AI-assisted coding within Sentry’s Platform Engineering organization, building the systems and workflows AI coding agents need to contribute reliably to our codebase. Your work will span engineering teams, with Developer Infrastructure as your home base. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 10+ years of software engineering experience, including hands-on ownership of production systems
- Experience building developer tools, infrastructure, or automation used by engineering teams, such as CI/CD systems, internal APIs, code review tooling, or agent workflows
- Hands-on experience using AI coding tools and agents, with an understanding of how context, tool access, and validation affect their output. Prior machine learning experience is not required
- Strong software engineering and system design fundamentals, including experience building reliable integrations across systems
- A track record of leading cross-team technical initiatives from problem definition through implementation and adoption
- Clear written and verbal communication, including explaining technical decisions and recommendations to senior engineering leaders

Tags: Engineering

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/sentry-staff-software-engineer-ai-developer-tooling/