Vanta is hiring a
Staff Engineer

Summary

The job is for a Staff Software Engineer at Vanta, a fast-growing company specializing in internet security. The role involves leading large technical projects, designing and developing new product functionality, making effective trade-offs, and setting a high bar for engineering culture. The company offers competitive compensation, comprehensive health benefits, parental leave, wellness stipends, 401(k) matching, flexible work hours and location, open PTO policy, and other perks.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of industry experience as a software engineer
• Served as a technical lead for large projects (6+ months in length), including defining the roadmap for complex projects spanning multiple teams and functions
• Led data pipeline teams and projects
• Built successful SaaS products for both startup and enterprise users
• Upleveled teams of engineers by mentoring and leading by example
• Experience working at rapidly scaling startups and large companies, especially with environments that prioritize a bias for action

Responsibilities

• Identify, scope, and lead large technical projects, laying the groundwork for core products to evolve and scale into highly performant, reliable, and customizable systems
• Design, develop, and own new product functionality and/or infrastructure leveraging modern frameworks and tooling (TypeScript, React, Node.js)
• Make effective trade-offs that consider business priorities, user experience, and a sustainable technical foundation
• Act as a cultural beacon, setting an example for effective, collaborative engineering and helping mentor junior team members

Benefits

• Industry-competitive compensation
• 100% covered medical, dental, and vision benefits with dependents coverage
• 16 weeks fully-paid parental Leave for all new parents
• Health & wellness and remote workplace stipends
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible work hours and location
• Open PTO policy
• 9 paid holidays in the US
• Offices in SF, NYC, Dublin, and Sydney