Staff Software Engineer, Program Structure & Trust

Vanta•,

1d•$260,000 - $306,000•Remote

About The Position

Vanta is seeking an engineer to own the architectural foundation for their Governance and Compliance platform, specifically focusing on complex organizational structures. The Program Structure and Trust team is a new group tasked with building an enterprise organization model that allows customers to integrate their compliance and security structures, including product lines, business units, isolated data environments, cross-cutting audits, scoped approvals, and data residency requirements, directly into the Vanta platform. This role is critical for Vanta's ability to serve its growing enterprise customer base.

Requirements

10+ years of deep backend engineering experience with a track record of leading complex, multi-quarter technical initiatives in fast-paced, product-focused environments.
Designed platform abstractions that absorbed messy, conflicting enterprise requirements across a diverse customer base — you've solved for the general case, not the loudest customer request.
A track record of shipping in stages: you've moved large, structurally complex problems forward incrementally, with each phase standing on its own, without getting ahead of what customers and the product can absorb.
A history of operating effectively across squads and teams you don't own — alignment built through technical clarity and credibility, not org chart proximity.
Deep familiarity with enterprise architectural patterns: tenancy models, role-based access control, data isolation, scoped permissions, cross-tenant operations, and access boundary design.
Strong communication skills — you make complex systems legible to engineering leadership, product partners, and customer-facing stakeholders, in writing and in the room.

Nice To Haves

Data residency or GovCloud exposure is a plus; the right person ramps on this in a quarter once the core structural problems are in hand.
Open to using AI to amplify your skills and strengthen your work - demonstrating curiosity, a willingness to learn, and sound judgment in applying AI responsibly to improve efficiency and impact.

Responsibilities

Own the design and multi-quarter delivery of Vanta's enterprise org model, including hierarchical product lines and business units, isolated data access and ownership, cross-cutting audit workflows, scoped approvals, and EU and GovCloud data residency support.
Define and evolve the core abstractions that let the platform absorb structurally diverse, often conflicting enterprise requirements — solving for the general case rather than one-off customer accommodations.
Retrofit a live production system toward a multi-tenant org structure: design safe migration paths, sequence delivery incrementally, and preserve continuity for existing customers as the architecture evolves.
Carve out and ship meaningful customer value each quarter while progressing toward the full solution — this requires product judgment, direct engagement with enterprise customers, and the discipline to draw clean increment lines through a complex problem space.
Drive execution across squads outside your direct area, building alignment through technical clarity and credibility rather than authority.
Partner with Engineering leadership, Product, and Design to translate the long-term vision for enterprise structure into phased, deliverable work.
Set the technical standard for the group — define patterns others build to, shape architecture across teams, and model the engineering excellence the Program Structure and Trust charter is organized around.

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 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!