Sentry
Head of Developer Experience
San Francisco, California · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$220k-$300kDetected 55 days ago
Writing
About the role
- Developer experience at Sentry spans four areas: the integration and developer platform, docs, community, and DevRel.
- We recently had our Head of DevEx depart, and we're looking for a senior leader to step in with real ownership and real scope.
Responsibilities
- Own strategy and execution for Sentry's integration ecosystem and developer platform APIs - working closely with EPD to define the developer-facing surface and ensure building on Sentry is a genuinely good experience
- Lead the documentation function across SDK configuration docs, API reference, and tutorials - the places where developer activation actually happens or doesn't
- Own Sentry's developer community across Discord, social, and events, and build the team and processes that turn engagement into measurable outcomes: signups, adoption, support deflection
- Build relationships with the builders, toolmakers, and platform partners who extend Sentry's reach
- You want to own a product surface, not just produce content about it
- You're comfortable operating with ambiguity and resetting scope - you don't need to be told what to prioritize, and you're skeptical of complexity for its own sake
- This role owns all of it.
Requirements
- 7+ years in developer relations, developer experience, or a closely related technical role, with at least 3 years managing people
- Experience owning or deeply influencing a developer platform, integration ecosystem, or SDK surface
- You care about documentation as a product, not a checkbox - you have opinions about what good looks like and will hold a team to that standard
- Track record of building developer communities that drive measurable product outcomes
- Strong technical writing instincts and demonstrated experience raising the bar on documentation quality
Nice to have
- Observability, monitoring, or developer tooling background is a plus
Compensation
- The base salary range that Sentry reasonably expects to pay for this position is $220,000 to $300,000.
Benefits
- Build and deliver the content and education programs - workshops, deep dives, fireside chats - that teach developers tracing, debugging, and how to actually use Sentry's full product surface
- Connect docs to the product experience: logged-in state, contextual guidance, health checks, and surfacing adoption gaps in-context, in partnership with EPD and the Docs platform team
Company info
- The DevEx team is responsible for how developers first encounter Sentry, how they learn to use it, and how they build on top of it - from SDK configuration docs to the Discord community to the integrations ecosystem.
Equal opportunity
- Sentry is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to its employees and candidates for employment regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, or other legally-protected characteristic. This commitment includes the provision of reasonable accommodations to employees and candidates for employment with physical or mental disabilities who require such accommodations in order to (a) perform the essential functions of their jobs, or (b) seek employment with Sentry. We strive to build a diverse team, with an inclusive culture where every teammate can thrive. Sentry is an open-source company because we believe that everyone, everywhere, should have the ability and tools to make great software. Software should be accessible. That starts with making our industry accessible.
- If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at accommodations@sentry.io.
- Sentry is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to its employees and candidates for employment regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, or other legally-protected characteristic.
- This commitment includes the provision of reasonable accommodations to employees and candidates for employment with physical or mental disabilities who require such accommodations in order to (a) perform the essential functions of their jobs, or (b) seek employment with Sentry.
Visa & Work Authorization
- candidates for employment regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, or other legally-protected
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