Vanta

Staff Software Engineer, Vanta for Government

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3 days ago
Remote, United StatesStaff+

Base Salary

$260k - $306k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Own the technical strategy and architecture for Vanta’s government product line.
  • Design and build new product capabilities and compliance workflow features with early design partners.
  • Define reusable abstractions and platform patterns for scalable government compliance systems.
  • Partner with engineering teams on shared infrastructure and tagging systems.
  • Drive multi-quarter technical initiatives across engineering, product, and go-to-market.
  • Mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, establish engineering practices, and raise technical quality.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of deep backend engineering experience.
  • Track record of leading complex, multi-quarter technical initiatives in fast-paced, product-focused environments.
  • Strong systems thinking, platform architecture, scalability, reuse, and maintainability skills.
  • Experience in highly regulated industries such as fintech or healthcare.
  • Comfort operating in early-stage 0→1 environments with evolving requirements.
  • Strong product judgment, prioritization, communication, and collaboration skills.
  • Proven ability to mentor and develop engineers and improve team-wide technical quality.
  • FedRAMP or government domain experience is a plus but not required.
  • Curiosity and sound judgment in using AI responsibly to improve work.
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Benefits

  • Industry-competitive salary and equity.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with employee-only premiums covered for most medical plans.
  • 16 weeks of 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 offices.
  • Family planning benefits.
  • Matching 401(k) contribution with immediate vesting.
  • Flexible paid time off and 80 hours of sick time.
  • 11 company-paid holidays.
  • Virtual team-building activities, lunch and learns, and company-wide events.
  • Remote role with offices in San Francisco, New York, London, Dublin, Tel Aviv, and Sydney.

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About Vanta

1,001-5,000 employees

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.

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