Senior Support Engineer, NORAM

Sanity
Canada
Remote

Who this role is best for

Geared toward candidates with strong JavaScript/TypeScript debugging skills and a bias toward process improvement, comfortable with independently owning complex technical issues for enterprise customers and collaborating with product and engineering teams.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 4+ years of developer support or engineering experience and a track record of resolving complex issues.
    — “4+ years of hands-on experience in developer support or engineering roles.
  • Individuals who thrive in a remote work arrangement and are aligned with the West Coast timezone.
    — “Remote on the West Coast (PDT) in North America
  • Candidates who enjoy solving ambiguous problems and are proactive in improving documentation and workflows.
    — “Bias toward improving systems, documentation, and processes rather than just resolving individual support requests.

Things to consider

  • The role requires independent ownership of high-severity technical issues without being reactive.
    — “This is not a reactive ticket-queue role.
  • Candidates must be prepared to provide informal mentorship and guide others on the support team.
    — “Provide informal mentorship and technical guidance to other Support Engineers

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with debugging Next.js and modern web applications in your resume and interview.
    — “Strong experience debugging complex JavaScript/TypeScript and modern web applications (e.g., Next.js)
  • Emphasize your ability to translate recurring customer pain points into actionable system improvements.
    — “Ability to turn recurring customer friction into lasting improvements.
  • Showcase your structured issue reporting and ability to produce reusable code snippets.
    — “Produce high-quality minimal reproductions, reusable code snippets, and structured issue reports.
  • Demonstrate collaboration with product and engineering teams to influence product improvements.
    — “Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering to surface patterns and influence product improvements.
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • independently own and resolve complex technical issues for enterprise customers
  • lead investigations into ambiguous or high-severity issues
  • produce high-quality minimal reproductions and structured issue reports
Typical background
4+ years of hands-on experience in developer support or engineering rolesstrong experience debugging complex JavaScript/TypeScript and modern web applications

Skills & requirements

Required

Technical SupportProblem-solvingCommunicationMentorshipCollaborationDocumentation

Preferred

Editing SkillsMotion Graphics Or Animation ExperienceBackground In Finance, Economics, Or Journalism

Stack & domain

Debugging Complex Javascript/typescriptModern Web ApplicationsIndependent Ownership Of Complex IssuesInformal MentorshipCollaboration With Product And EngineeringAuthoring And Improving DocumentationContributing To Infrastructure, Tooling, And Workflow ImprovementsAbility To Operate Under PressureAbility To Reason Across Frontend, Apis, And Infrastructure LayersBias Toward Improving Systems, Documentation, And ProcessesSupport OrganizationEnterprise Customers

About the role

Original posting from Sanity via Ashby

At Sanity.io http://Sanity.io, we’re building the future of AI-powered Content Operations. Our AI Content Operating System gives teams the freedom to model, create, and automate content the way their business works, accelerating digital development and supercharging content operations efficiency. Companies like SKIMS, Figma, Riot Games, Anthropic, COMPLEX, Nordstrom, and Morningbrew are using Sanity to power and automate their content operations.

We’re looking for an empathic senior support engineer who thrives on solving complex technical challenges and helping customers succeed with Sanity at scale.

As a senior member of the team, you will independently own high-impact issues, guide enterprise customers through complex implementations, and improve the systems, workflows, and documentation that power our support organization.

This is not a reactive ticket-queue role. It requires strong technical judgment, calm communication under pressure, and the ability to turn recurring customer friction into lasting improvements.

WHAT YOU WOULD DO:

  • Independently own and resolve complex technical issues for enterprise customers.
  • Lead investigations into ambiguous or high-severity issues and liaise during incidents, maintaining clear communication throughout.
  • Produce high-quality minimal reproductions, reusable code snippets, and structured issue reports.
  • Provide informal mentorship and technical guidance to other Support Engineers, helping the team navigate complex issues and continuously improve how we investigate, communicate, and resolve problems.
  • Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering to surface patterns and influence product improvements.
  • Author and improve documentation, guides, and self-serve resources to reduce recurring issues.
  • Contribute to infrastructure, tooling, and workflow improvements within the Support organization.
  • Participate in community support rotation and model high standards of clarity and empathy.

ABOUT YOU:

  • Remote on the West Coast (PDT) in North America
  • 4+ years of hands-on experience in developer support or engineering roles.
  • Strong experience debugging complex JavaScript/TypeScript and modern web applications (e.g., Next.js).
  • Demonstrated success in independently owning complex issues from diagnosis to resolution.
  • Ability to elevate those around you through thoughtful collaboration, clear communication, and informal mentorship.
  • Comfortable operating under pressure while maintaining clarity and empathy.
  • Strong debugging instincts and ability to reason across frontend, APIs, and infrastructure layers.
  • Bias toward improving systems, documentation, and processes rather than just resolving individual support requests.
  • Curious, proactive, and energized by solving ambiguous problems.

Not sure you’re exactly what we’re looking for in this role? Apply anyway!

WHAT WE CAN OFFER:

  • A highly-skilled, inspiring, and supportive team
  • Positive, flexible, and trust-based work environment that encourages long-term professional and personal growth
  • A global, multi-culturally diverse group of colleagues and customers
  • Comprehensive health plans and perks
  • A healthy work-life balance that accommodates individual and family needs
  • Competitive salary and stock options program

WHO WE ARE:

Sanity.io http://Sanity.io is a modern, flexible content operating system that replaces rigid legacy content management systems. One of our big differentiators is treating content as data so that it can be stored in a single source of truth, but seamlessly adapted and personalized for any channel without extra effort. Forward-thinking companies choose Sanity because they can create tailored content authoring experiences, customized workflows, and content models that reflect their business.

Sanity recently raised an $85m Series C led by GP Bullhound and is also backed by leading investors like ICONIQ Growth, Threshold Ventures, Heavybit and Shopify, as well as founders of companies like Vercel, WPEngine, Twitter, Mux, Netlify and Heroku. This funding round has put Sanity in a strong position for accelerated growth in the coming years.

You can only build a great company with a great culture. Sanity is a 200+ person company with highly committed and ambitious people. We are pioneers, we exist for our customers, we are hel ved, and we love type two fun! Read more about our values here! https://www.sanity.io/blog/our-sanity-values

Sanity.io pledges to be an organization that reflects the globally diverse audience that our product serves. We believe that in addition to hiring the best talent, a diversity of perspectives, ideas, and cultures leads to the creation of better products and services. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.

Source: Sanity careers (Ashby)

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