Senior Software Engineer, Applied AI

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Salary: $150K - $200K

Vanta is dedicated to securing the internet and protecting consumer data. We empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. As a Senior AI Applied Engineer, you’ll play a crucial role in shaping Vanta’s AI offerings, improving our systems, and setting technical strategy for our end-to-end ML/AI architecture. You’ll be part of the core AI team, working alongside product engineers, machine learning engineers, product managers, and security/compliance experts to implement, scale, and maintain data pipelines that accelerate AI innovations. You’ll build solid infrastructure foundations and high-leverage developer tools that empower Vanta’s engineers to create and enhance high-quality AI products efficiently.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of industry experience as a software engineer.
• Experience designing, building, and scaling full-stack applications (backend systems, APIs, and frontend interfaces).
• Experience using GenAI or applied ML to create products and solve user problems.
• Understanding of how to improve ML systems, creating evaluation sets, and driving quality hill-climbing.
• Comfort operating up and down the stack: frontend, API, backend, and database.
• Experience working at rapidly scaling startups and large companies, especially with environments that prioritize a bias for action.
• Action-driven, willing to roll up your sleeves and engage directly with users.

Responsibilities

• Team up with product engineering teams to design and implement AI-powered features to deliver customer value.
• Work closely with other engineers at Vanta to understand their pain points in AI development and identify opportunities for improvements.
• Design, build, and improve AI infrastructure and tooling to unblock product strategy.
• Make effective tradeoffs that consider business priorities, user experience, and a sustainable technical foundation.
• Set an example for effective, collaborative engineering culture and help mentor junior team members.

Application Instructions

• Visit our Vanta Engineering Blog to learn more about what our team is working on!

Company Information

• Company: Vanta
• Mission: To secure the internet and protect consumer data.
• Benefits:
  • Industry-competitive compensation
  • 100% covered medical, dental, and vision benefits with dependents coverage
  • 16 weeks fully-paid parental Leave for all new parents
  • Health & wellness and remote workplace stipends
  • Family planning benefits through Carrot Fertility
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours and location
  • Open PTO policy
  • 11 paid holidays in the US
  • Offices in SF, NYC, Dublin, and Sydney