2 months ago
Base Salary
$195k - $229k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own complex projects from problem definition and technical design through implementation, rollout, and operation.
- Design and evolve backend systems, APIs, and data models used to run Tests and process results.
- Improve the reliability, correctness, performance, and observability of the Tests runtime.
- Investigate complex production issues, identify root causes, and build durable solutions.
- Simplify existing systems and improve the abstractions and interfaces used by other engineers.
- Collaborate with engineers across Vanta on problems spanning systems and team boundaries.
- Provide feedback in design and code reviews and communicate technical tradeoffs.
- Mentor other engineers and contribute to the engineering culture.
Requirements
- Strong experience building and operating reliable, scalable backend systems in production.
- Independently delivered complex technical projects involving ambiguous problems or solutions.
- Strong systems thinking and fundamentals in backend system design, APIs, and data modeling.
- Strong debugging skills and the ability to reason about correctness, reliability, performance, and scalability across complex systems.
- Ability to make effective technical tradeoffs, take ownership of production systems, and improve mature systems incrementally.
- Clear communication of technical decisions, thoughtful design feedback, and effective cross-team collaboration.
- Experience with TypeScript, GraphQL, MongoDB, and observability tools such as Datadog is a plus.
- Curiosity and sound judgment when applying AI responsibly to improve efficiency and impact.
Benefits
- Industry-competitive salary and equity.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with employee-only premiums covered for most medical plans.
- 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents.
- Health and wellness stipend.
- Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipend.
- Commuter benefits for team members reporting to the San Francisco and New York City offices.
- Family planning benefits.
- Matching 401(k) contribution with immediate vesting.
- Flexible PTO, 80 hours of sick time, and 11 company-paid holidays.
- Virtual team-building activities, lunch and learns, and other company-wide events.
- Remote work is available, with offices in San Francisco, New York City, London, Dublin, Tel Aviv, and Sydney.
Tech Stack
About Vanta
Vanta builds a SaaS platform that automates security and compliance for companies, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI, and GDPR, plus risk, vendor, and audit management. It sells subscriptions to startups through enterprises, integrating with cloud and workplace tools to monitor controls and publish a public Trust Center. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, it serves 15,000+ customers in 58 countries and has offices in Dublin, London, New York, and Sydney.