Senior Software Engineer, Test Core

Vanta•,

1d•$195,000 - $229,000•Remote

About The Position

At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it. Our Senior Software Engineers independently drive complex technical work, shape the systems and technical decisions within their teams, and enable other engineers to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions. Vanta's product monitors the security posture of thousands of companies, pulling tens of millions of API calls of data per day, pushing information from hundreds of thousands of laptop agents, and running tests against that data continuously to identify potential security threats. Our infrastructure and tooling need to stay ahead of exponential growth in our customer base. As a Senior Software Engineer at Vanta, you'll drive complex projects across our technical stack, contribute to the technical direction of your team, and mentor other engineers. Your past experience will be leveraged to enable and accelerate Vanta's growth. Visit our Vanta Engineering Blog to learn more about what our team is working on! Tests are at the heart of how Vanta continuously monitors security and compliance for our customers. The Test Core team builds the runtime platform that powers these checks. We own how Tests are scheduled and executed, how their results are persisted and exposed, and the systems that keep this runtime reliable as Vanta grows. In this role, you'll work on some of the core systems behind Vanta's Tests platform. You'll tackle problems around the reliability, correctness, and performance of Test execution, evolve the systems and abstractions that allow the platform to scale, and make it easier for other engineering teams to build on the Tests runtime. Many of these problems span multiple systems and teams and require a deep understanding of how the platform behaves in production.

Requirements

Strong experience building and operating reliable, scalable backend systems in production
Independently delivered complex technical projects where the problem or solution was not always well defined
Strong systems thinking and fundamentals in backend system design, APIs, and data modeling
Strong debugger who can reason about correctness, reliability, performance, and scalability across complex systems
Make effective technical tradeoffs, take ownership of systems in production, and improve mature systems incrementally
Communicate technical decisions clearly, give thoughtful feedback on designs, and collaborate effectively with engineers across teams

Nice To Haves

Experience with TypeScript, GraphQL, MongoDB, and observability tools such as Datadog is a plus
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

Responsibilities

Own complex projects from problem definition and technical design through implementation, rollout, and operation
Design and evolve the backend systems, APIs, and data models used to run Tests and process their results
Improve the reliability, correctness, performance, and observability of the Tests runtime
Investigate complex production issues, identify root causes, and build durable solutions
Simplify existing systems and improve the abstractions and interfaces that other engineers build on
Collaborate with engineers across Vanta on problems that span systems and team boundaries
Give thoughtful feedback in design and code reviews, communicate technical tradeoffs, and help other engineers make good decisions
Mentor other engineers and contribute to the engineering culture of the team

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!