Vanta

Senior Software Engineer, Developer Experience

United States

$179,000 – $244,000Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Software Development, Developer Tools, Platform EngineeringIndustries

Position Overview

  • Location Type: Remote
  • Job Type: FullTime
  • Salary: $179K - $244K

Vanta’s Developer Experience team builds the tools engineers use every day to bring ideas to production rapidly and reliably. You’ll empower other Vanta engineers to leverage cutting-edge technologies and best practices to make Vanta more performant and scalable on a platform level. Example projects include modernizing our CI/CD pipelines, introducing new test frameworks, launching AI-powered dev tools, and scaling developer environments to support a growing engineering team. This team has a wide breadth of impact across all of product engineering. The work we do compounds in value by making it easier for engineers to diagnose and solve bugs, streamline workflows, and ship value to our customers quickly and safely. Vanta engineers design and develop new product functionality and infrastructure leveraging modern frameworks and tooling, including TypeScript, React, Node.js, MongoDB, Github Actions, and various AWS services such as Fargate and ECS.

Requirements

  • Technical leadership roles on DevEx or platform teams
  • Experience with build systems, CI/CD, and scaling developer workflows in fast-growing environments
  • Deep care about performance, reliability, and usability, especially in tools used daily by engineers
  • Thoughtful about trade-offs and good product sense when building internal tools

Responsibilities

  • Set direction for critical dev infrastructure, enabling us to stay ahead of continued rapid growth
  • Design and build CI and build systems that ensure Vanta engineers can develop and ship robust products quickly and confidently
  • Improve the efficiency and reliability of our deployment workflows, including tools for hotfixes, rollbacks, and incident mitigation
  • Lead development of tools that accelerate feedback loops — from typechecking and linting to running tests and deploying changes
  • Build and maintain scalable development environments, test infrastructure, and core dev tooling
  • Introduce and scale AI-enhanced developer tools that help engineers move faster, write better code, and reduce toil
  • Work with talented and kind engineers to make a significant impact on our customer base, enabling them to improve their security and prove it
  • Contribute to building Vanta’s engineering culture as we grow

Application Instructions

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Company Information

  • Mission: To secure the internet and protect consumer data.
  • Approach: Vanta believes that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease.
  • Team Culture: Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it.

Skills

TypeScript
React
Node.js
MongoDB
Github Actions
AWS Fargate
AWS ECS
CI/CD
Build Systems
Developer Workflows
Performance Optimization
Reliability Engineering
Internal Tool Development
Scalability
DevOps

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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