Vanta
Staff Software Engineer, Trust Products
Job Summary
Vanta is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead large, strategic projects that enhance the company's security and trust management products. The role involves system design, architecture, and data modeling, with a focus on building reliable and scalable SaaS solutions for both startups and enterprise clients. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in software engineering, technical leadership, and building complex systems, along with mentorship skills. The position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in a rapidly growing company committed to continuous security and trust improvement.
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At Vanta, our mission is to secure the internet and protect consumer data. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it.
The Trust Product area at Vanta works on several features to help our customers prove the trust and credibility of their security programs. This includes areas like ourTrust Centers,Questionnaire Automation, andVendor Risk Management products.
Our Staff Software Engineers identify key strategic initiatives across engineering, deliver significant value to our customers and business, and set the tone for engineering excellence and culture. In this role on the Trust team, you'll work on initiatives with impact across some of the fastest growing areas of business at Vanta, and major impact for our largest customers.
Our business has found incredible product-market fit and has monetized effectively since the day we signed our first customer. We’re growing at a blistering pace, which presents career-defining opportunities for engineers to accelerate their growth and to contribute to a rapidly-scaling company.
Visit our Vanta Engineering Blog to learn more about what our team is working on!
What you’ll do as a Staff Software Engineer at Vanta:
Identify, scope, and lead large technical projects, laying the groundwork for building highly performant, reliable, and customizable systems.
Influence the development of high-ROI product features and supporting infrastructure to accelerate the roadmap and land impact faster.
Make effective tradeoffs that consider business priorities, user experience, and a sustainable technical foundation
Act as a cultural beacon, role modeling effective and collaborative behaviors and upleveling engineers across the organization
How to be successful in this role:
10+ years of industry experience.
Experience leading large/complex projects that have spanned over multiple quarters or across multiple teams or functions. TL experience is a plus.
Experience with driving system design/architecture and data modeling for one or more product areas.
Experience building user-facing Saas products, ideally both for startups and enterprise users
Experience building 0→1 products as well as solving large scale problems especially in environments that prioritize bias for action.
Extensive mentorship experience; i.e.up leveling teams, leading by example.
Experience with data pipelines and data systems is a plus. Experience with ML and AI is a plus.
What you can expect as a Vantan:
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
Family planning benefits through Carrot Fertility
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours and location
Open PTO policy
11 paid holidays in the US
Offices in SF, NYC, Dublin, and Sydney
To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar-stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors and may vary based on candidate location, skills, depth of work experience, and relevant licenses/credentials
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At Vanta, we are committed to hiring diverse talent of different backgrounds and as such, it is important to us to provide an inclusive work environment for all. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender identity, age, religion, sexual orientation, veteran or disability status, or any other protected class. As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage and welcome people of all backgrounds to apply.
About Vanta
We started in 2018, in the wake of several high-profile data breaches. Online security was only becoming more important, but we knew firsthand how hard it could be for fast-growing companies to invest the time and manpower it takes to build a solid security foundation. Vanta was inspired by a vision to restore trust in internet businesses by enabling companies to improve and prove their security.From our early days automating security monitoring for compliance standards like SOC 2, HIPAA and ISO 27001 to creating the world's leading Trust Management Platform, our vision remains unchanged.
Now more than ever, making security continuous—not just a point-in-time check— is essential. Thousands of companies rely on Vanta to build, maintain and demonstrate their trust— all in a way that's real-time and transparent.
Vanta
Vanta automates the complex and time-consuming process of SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, PCI, and GDPR compliance certification. Automate your security monitoring in weeks instead of months.
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