Vanta is the leading trust management platform that helps simplify & centralize security for organizations of all sizes.
Staff Software Engineer, GRC
Location
United States
Posted
9 days ago
Salary
$260K - $306K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Staff Software Engineer, GRC
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.
Job Requirements
- 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.
Benefits
- 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!
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