Vanta
Principal Software Engineer, Platform
Remote U.S · Principal
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 28 days ago
JavaScriptPlatform EngineeringGraphQLComplianceDesign SystemsAccessibilityHIPAALeadershipCommunication
About the role
- 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.
- While Vanta has strong backend engineering practices, our frontend capabilities are still maturing.
Responsibilities
- Broad technical knowledge across testing frameworks, build systems, accessibility standards, internationalization, and localization
- Strong skills in building platforms and tools for other developers, with a focus on consumable APIs and excellent developer experience
- Track record of building relationships and navigating complex organizational dynamics
- Vanta is transforming how companies build and scale trust.
- Define and drive the technical strategy for frontend development across Vanta, establishing patterns and standards that scale
- Establish best practices for data layer architecture, state management, testing frameworks, and design systems organization-wide
- Partner with our AI Developer Experience team to build cutting-edge AI tooling and agentic feedback loops for AI-generated frontend code
- Drive operational excellence initiatives across Platform teams, including metrics definition, standard-setting, and org-wide rollout
- Work across Design Systems, Frontend Platform, and Product Engineering teams to create shared solutions with broad organizational impact
- Virtual team building activities, lunch and learns, and other company-wide events!
Requirements
- Expert-level proficiency in JavaScript and deep experience with modern frontend technologies
- Experience with GraphQL and building scalable data architectures for web applications
Compensation
- Industry-competitive salary and equity
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
- 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
- Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipend
Company info
- At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust.
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