[Remote] Principal Software Engineer, GRC at Vanta

Canada

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Cybersecurity, Compliance, TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

  • Played significant technical leadership roles for bigger orgs and complex projects
  • Good balance of customer focus, bias for action, and balancing between right long term, medium term, and short term decisions
  • Experience communicating with and working closely with a large set of cross-functional stakeholders
  • Upleveled teams of engineers, mentoring and leading by example
  • Self starter with a mix of previous startup experience and working at scale experience, in an environment that prioritizes a bias for action
  • Experience building architectural changes whose impact spans multiple years, or experience going very deep in technology and becoming an expert
  • Interest in learning about security or prior experience in the space
  • Experience working at rapidly scaling startups and large companies with environments that prioritize a bias for action
  • Eligible to work in Alberta, Ontario, or British Columbia

Responsibilities

  • Identify and solve complex, high-impact problems, leading projects with multiple cross-functional stakeholders, engineering leaders, and engineers to deliver significant impact to the business
  • Set technical direction impacting the entire engineering team, from critical systems and core product abstractions to developer productivity, and hold a high bar for quality across engineering
  • Design, develop, and own new product functionality and/or infrastructure leveraging modern frameworks and tooling (TypeScript, React, Node.js)
  • Work on deeply ambiguous problem areas and tackle larger, more long-term challenges for the company
  • Design, develop, and own new product functionality and infrastructure leveraging modern frameworks and tooling (TypeScript, Terraform, Node.js)
  • Make effective tradeoffs that consider business priorities, user experience, and a sustainable technical foundation
  • Act as a cultural beacon, setting an example for effective, collaborative engineering and helping mentor junior team members

Skills

GRC
System Design
AI
Workflows
Continuous Monitoring
Software Engineering
Technical Leadership

Vanta

Automates SOC 2 compliance for businesses

About Vanta

Vanta simplifies the process of obtaining and maintaining SOC 2 certification, which is essential for organizations that manage sensitive customer data. The company offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that automates numerous checks to ensure that security controls are effective and compliant with industry standards. This automation helps small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and tech companies monitor risks and vulnerabilities continuously, significantly reducing the time and cost associated with achieving SOC 2 compliance. Vanta's subscription-based model provides clients with a more efficient and cost-effective way to maintain compliance compared to traditional methods. The goal of Vanta is to transform the compliance process, allowing organizations to focus on their core operations while enhancing their security posture.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2018Year Founded
$343.4MTotal Funding
SERIES_CCompany Stage
Enterprise Software, CybersecurityIndustries
501-1,000Employees

Benefits

100% Benefits Coverage
Flexible & Remote Work
Paid Parental Leave
Unlimited PTO
Health & Wellness
401(k)

Risks

Emerging competitors like ComplyCube could challenge Vanta's market position.
Healthcare data breaches may increase demand for more robust security measures.
Reliance on partnerships like HITRUST poses risks if standards evolve significantly.

Differentiation

Vanta automates up to 90% of audit preparation, reducing compliance costs significantly.
The platform offers real-time insights, enhancing trust and streamlining security reviews.
Vanta's HITRUST e1 solution automates 80% of requirements, ensuring continuous compliance.

Upsides

Vanta secured $150M in Series C funding, boosting its growth potential.
Partnership with HITRUST enhances Vanta's credibility in the healthcare sector.
Rising demand for automated compliance solutions supports Vanta's market expansion.

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