Staff Software Engineer, Program Structure & Trust

Job Description:

• Own the design and multi-quarter delivery of Vanta's enterprise organizational model
• Define core abstractions for diverse and conflicting enterprise requirements
• Retrofit a live production system toward a multi-tenant organizational structure
• Design safe migration paths and sequence incremental delivery while preserving continuity for existing customers
• Ship meaningful customer value each quarter through clear incremental solution phases
• Engage directly with enterprise customers and exercise product judgment
• Drive execution across squads outside the direct area through technical clarity and credibility
• Partner with Engineering leadership, Product, and Design to translate the long-term vision into phased deliverables
• Set technical standards, define reusable patterns, shape architecture across teams, and model engineering excellence

Requirements:

• 10+ years of deep backend engineering experience
• Track record of leading complex, multi-quarter technical initiatives in fast-paced, product-focused environments
• Experience designing platform abstractions for conflicting enterprise requirements
• Track record of shipping large, structurally complex problems incrementally
• Experience operating across squads and teams without direct authority
• Deep familiarity with tenancy models, role-based access control, data isolation, scoped permissions, cross-tenant operations, and access boundary design
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Data residency or GovCloud exposure is a plus
• Open to using AI to amplify skills and improve efficiency and impact

Benefits:

• 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
• 80 hours of Sick Time
• 11 company-paid holidays
• Virtual team building activities, lunch and learns, and other company-wide events