Remote Staff Software Engineer

Summary

Join our team as a Staff Software Engineer and contribute to Vanta's growth by identifying key strategic technical initiatives, delivering significant value to customers and business, and setting the tone for engineering excellence and culture.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of industry experience as a software engineer
• Led initiatives to improve developer experience & resolve infrastructure challenges related to scale, reliability, and performance
• Served as a technical lead for large projects (6+ months in length), including defining the roadmap for complex projects spanning multiple teams and functions
• Built successful SaaS product foundations 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 related to our build system, developer workflows / experience, and key infrastructure and services
• Lead design reviews and communicate constraints to ensure we are making the right trade-offs
• Pave the path for new critical infrastructure, enabling us to stay ahead of continued rapid growth
• Design, develop, and own new product functionality and infrastructure leveraging modern frameworks and tooling (TypeScript, Terraform, Node.js)
• Make effective tradeoffs 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