Staff Software Engineer – Core GRC

Drata

Staff Software Engineer guiding architectural decisions and tackling complex challenges at Drata. Collaborating closely with Product and Engineering teams to shape technical roadmap and ensure system reliability.

Posted 5/26/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $200,700 - $271,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaScriptNode.jsReactTerraformTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with Product to shape roadmap requirements and recommend the right technologies and design patterns.
Review architecture and code for your team’s projects to ensure quality, scalability, and security.
Troubleshoot performance and scalability issues escalated from your teams.
Own and deliver cross-team projects that are difficult to tackle at the team level.
Mentor engineers across teams through guilds, office hours, and informal coaching.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience as a software engineer
3+ years of experience working with Node.js or React in production environments
1+ years of experience with NestJS (preferred)
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
Strong experience with authentication & authorization protocols like OAuth, SCIM, OIDC, and RBAC systems
In depth knowledge of authentication and authorization systems from large third party providers
Strong proficiency with JavaScript/TypeScript and object-oriented programming
Building and consuming RESTful web services
Networking protocols and relational databases
Writing unit, integration, and end-to-end tests
Using logging and telemetry tools to monitor and debug production systems
Working with Git and modern CI/CD practices
At least one major cloud platform (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) or infrastructure as code tools (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Up to 100% employer-paid premiums for medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents
Comprehensive wellness benefits and healthcare concierge services
401(k) plan
Company-paid life and disability insurance
Tax-advantaged spending accounts
Paid Parental Leave policy
Kindbody fertility and family-building benefits
Generous annual stipends for professional and personal development
Flexible vacation policy, paid holidays, and other perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

Node.jsReactNestJSJavaScriptTypeScriptobject-oriented programmingRESTful web servicesauthentication protocolsauthorization protocolsnetworking protocols

Soft Skills

mentoringtroubleshootingcollaborationcoachingcommunicationleadershipproblem-solvingquality assurancescalabilityproject management

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Scienceequivalent experience