Staff Software Engineer, GRC

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 with long-term impact.

- Drive a portfolio of complex initiatives with a duration spanning multiple quarters, ensuring iterative and sustainable impact across product areas.

- Rally cross-functional teams to drive initiatives to completion, even without direct management of team members.

- Make strategic decisions that prioritize long-term success, while influencing Vanta's technical direction alongside senior engineers and leadership.

- Champion engineering excellence by continuously improving processes, methodologies, and technical practices across the organization.

- Guide teams on tough technical decisions, balancing tradeoffs and resolving conflicts.

- Address product, technical, and operational challenges with clear, impactful solutions.

- Serve as a cultural leader, modeling collaborative behaviors and mentoring engineers to elevate organizational performance.

- Over 10 years of industry experience with deep expertise in one or more technical areas (e.g., frontend, databases, distributed systems, APIs, AI, etc.).

- Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives, driving strategic projects and improving organizational processes in fast-paced, dynamic environments.

- Mastery in system design and software architecture, with a strong ability to balance technical considerations and execution constraints.

- Extensive experience building user-facing SaaS products, catering to both startup and enterprise users.

- Expertise in building 0→1 products and solving large-scale challenges, especially in environments that prioritize a bias for action.

- Strong leadership and mentorship experience, consistently up-leveling teams and leading by example.

- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and advocate for technical decisions at all levels of the organization.

- Open to using AI to amplify their skills and strengthen their work - demonstrating curiosity, a willingness to learn, and sound judgment in applying AI responsibly to improve efficiency and impact.

- Industry-competitive salary and equity

- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 100% of employee-only benefit premiums covered for most medical plans

- 16 weeks fully-paid Parental Leave for all new parents

- Health & wellness stipend

- Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipend

- Commuter benefits for team members who report to the SF and NYC office

- Family planning benefits

- Matching 401(k) contribution with immediate vesting

- Flexible PTO policy, plus 80 hours of Sick Time

- 11 company-paid holidays

- Virtual team building activities, lunch and learns, and other company-wide events!

- Offices in SF, NYC, London, Dublin, Tel Aviv, 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.

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.

If you are being referred for the role, please contact that person to apply on your behalf.