diff --git a/go/tasks/pluginmachinery/sensors/plugin.go b/go/tasks/pluginmachinery/sensors/plugin.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b38ab1a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/tasks/pluginmachinery/sensors/plugin.go
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+// This provides a simplistic API to implement scalable backend Sensor Plugins
+// Sensors are defined as tasks that wait for some event to happen, before marking them-selves are ready.
+// Sensor Implementations should be consistent in behavior, such that they are either in ``WaitState`` or proceed to
+// ``ReadyState``. Wait Indicates the the condition is not met. ReadyState implies that the condition is met.
+// Once ReadyState is achieved, subsequent calls should result in ``ReadyState`` only. This can happen because recovery
+// from failures may need successive retries.
+package sensors
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	pluginsCore "github.com/lyft/flyteplugins/go/tasks/pluginmachinery/core"
+	"github.com/lyft/flyteplugins/go/tasks/pluginmachinery/io"
+)
+
+//go:generate mockery -all -case=underscore
+//go:generate enumer -type=Phase
+
+type Phase int8
+
+const (
+	// Indicates that the Sensor condition is not yet met. So it is still waiting for the expected condition to be
+	// fulfilled
+	PhaseWait Phase = iota
+	// Indicates the Sensor condition has been met and the Sensor can be marked as completed
+	PhaseReady
+	// Indicates that the Sensor has encountered a permanent failure and should be marked as failed. Sensors
+	// usually do not have retries, so this will permanent mark the task as failed
+	PhaseFailure
+)
+
+type PhaseInfo struct {
+	Phase  Phase
+	Reason string
+}
+
+type Properties struct {
+	// Maximum Desirable Rate (number of requests per second) that the downstream system can handle
+	MaxRate float64
+	// Maximum Burst rate allowed for this Plugin
+	BurstRate int
+}
+
+// PluginEntry is a structure that is used to indicate to the system a K8s plugin
+type PluginEntry struct {
+	// ID/Name of the plugin. This will be used to identify this plugin and has to be unique in the entire system
+	// All functions like enabling and disabling a plugin use this ID
+	ID pluginsCore.TaskType
+	// A list of all the task types for which this plugin is applicable.
+	RegisteredTaskTypes []pluginsCore.TaskType
+	// Instance of the Sensor Plugin
+	Plugin Plugin
+	// Properties desirable for this Sensor Plugin
+	Properties Properties
+}
+
+// Simplified interface for Sensor Plugins. This context is passed for every Poke invoked
+type PluginContext interface {
+	// Returns a secret manager that can retrieve configured secrets for this plugin
+	SecretManager() pluginsCore.SecretManager
+
+	// Returns a TaskReader, to retrieve task details
+	TaskReader() pluginsCore.TaskReader
+
+	// Returns an input reader to retrieve input data
+	InputReader() io.InputReader
+
+	// Returns a handle to the Task's execution metadata.
+	TaskExecutionMetadata() pluginsCore.TaskExecutionMetadata
+}
+
+// Simplified interface for Sensor Plugins initialization
+type PluginSetupContext interface {
+	// Returns a secret manager that can retrieve configured secrets for this plugin
+	SecretManager() pluginsCore.SecretManager
+}
+
+type Plugin interface {
+	// This is called only once, when the Plugin is being initialized. This can be used to initialize remote clients
+	// and other such things. Make sure this is not doing extremely expensive operations
+	// Error in this case will halt the loading of the module and may result in ejection of the plugin
+	Initialize(ctx context.Context, iCtx PluginSetupContext) error
+
+	// The function will be periodically invoked. It should return a Phase or an error
+	// Phase indicates a condition in the sensor. For any system error's the ``error`` should be returned.
+	// System errors will automatically cause system retries and most importantly indicate the reason for failure
+	// this is a blocking call and should not be used to do very expensive operations.
+	Poke(ctx context.Context, pluginCtx PluginContext) (PhaseInfo, error)
+}
diff --git a/go/tasks/pluginmachinery/sensors/sensor_manager.go b/go/tasks/pluginmachinery/sensors/sensor_manager.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39b10bca1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/tasks/pluginmachinery/sensors/sensor_manager.go
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package sensors
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	pluginsCore "github.com/lyft/flyteplugins/go/tasks/pluginmachinery/core"
+	"github.com/lyft/flytestdlib/logger"
+	"github.com/lyft/flytestdlib/utils"
+)
+
+// Sensor Manager implements the core.Plugin interface and provides the state management for building Sensors using a
+// simplified interface
+type SensorManager struct {
+	ID          pluginsCore.TaskType
+	plugin      Plugin
+	rateLimiter utils.RateLimiter
+}
+
+func (s SensorManager) GetID() string {
+	return s.ID
+}
+
+func (s SensorManager) GetProperties() pluginsCore.PluginProperties {
+	return pluginsCore.PluginProperties{}
+}
+
+// Handle provides the necessary boilerplate to create simple Sensor Plugins
+func (s SensorManager) Handle(ctx context.Context, tCtx pluginsCore.TaskExecutionContext) (pluginsCore.Transition, error) {
+	if err := s.rateLimiter.Wait(ctx); err != nil {
+		logger.Errorf(ctx, "Failed to wait on rateLimiter for sensor %s, error: %s", s.ID, err)
+		return pluginsCore.Transition{}, err
+	}
+	p, err := s.plugin.Poke(ctx, tCtx)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Errorf(ctx, "Received error from sensor %s, err: %s", s.ID, err)
+		return pluginsCore.Transition{}, err
+	}
+	if p.Phase == PhaseFailure {
+		return pluginsCore.DoTransition(pluginsCore.PhaseInfoFailure("SensorFailed", p.Reason, nil)), nil
+	}
+	if p.Phase == PhaseReady {
+		return pluginsCore.DoTransition(pluginsCore.PhaseInfoSuccess(nil)), nil
+	}
+	return pluginsCore.DoTransition(pluginsCore.PhaseInfoRunning(0, nil)), nil
+}
+
+func (s SensorManager) Abort(_ context.Context, _ pluginsCore.TaskExecutionContext) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s SensorManager) Finalize(_ context.Context, _ pluginsCore.TaskExecutionContext) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Creates a new SensorManager for the given PluginEntry. The Plugin.Initialize method is also invoked during this
+// construction
+func NewSensorManager(ctx context.Context, iCtx pluginsCore.SetupContext, entry PluginEntry) (*SensorManager, error) {
+	if err := entry.Plugin.Initialize(ctx, iCtx); err != nil {
+		logger.Errorf(ctx, "Failed to initialize plugin %s, err: %s", entry.ID, err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	name := entry.ID
+	return &SensorManager{
+		ID:          entry.ID,
+		rateLimiter: utils.NewRateLimiter(name, entry.Properties.MaxRate, entry.Properties.BurstRate),
+		plugin:      entry.Plugin,
+	}, nil
+}