- Company Name
- Sentry
- Job Title
- Senior Developer, Experience Engineer
- Job Description
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Job title: Senior Developer, Experience Engineer
Role Summary: Lead the development and maintenance of high‑impact technical documentation, community engagement, and content strategy to enable developers to adopt and effectively use Sentry’s monitoring platform.
Expectations: Demonstrated ownership of documentation and community initiatives; strong product advocacy; ability to translate engineering features into clear, actionable developer content; proactive engagement with internal stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Design, and Marketing.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and evolve the docs platform, shaping its architecture, tooling, and publishing lifecycle.
- Create, edit, and curate advanced technical content (tutorials, video series, blog posts, courses) aimed at professional developers.
- Plan and host developer community events, meetups, and virtual sessions, serving as a point of contact between the company and external communities.
- Collaborate with cross‑functional teams (Engineering, Product, Design, Sales Engineering, Business Ops, Marketing) to align messaging, features, and product narratives.
- Conduct user research, gather insights from developer forums and social channels, and translate findings into product and content improvements.
- Measure content performance and community engagement, applying analytics to drive optimization.
- Maintain a hands‑on presence with new releases, testing features, and providing feedback to the engineering cycle.
Required Skills:
- 5+ years of professional developer experience, with 3+ years in developer advocacy, evangelism, or educational roles.
- Proficiency in modern development languages/frameworks (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Go).
- Proven track record of publishing technical content for professional audiences (minimum three deliverables).
- Established presence on developer platforms (Discord, Stack Overflow, Reddit, Twitter, etc.) and proven community engagement strategies.
- Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to distill complex concepts into concise, engaging narratives.
- Strong prioritization, stakeholder management, and ability to balance technical, customer, and business priorities.
- Collaborative mindset with a “down‑to‑earth” attitude and sense of humor.
Required Education & Certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
San francisco, United states
On site
Senior
21-01-2026