Lead complex projects with multiple stakeholders and engineers to enable our business and team to scale
Provide technical direction for key monetization initiatives
Collaborate with GTM and Finance teams to ensure alignment between engineering systems and business needs
Support design reviews, communicate constraints, and help engineers make the right trade-offs
Act as a cultural beacon, setting an example for effective, collaborative engineering and helping mentor junior team members
Make effective tradeoffs that consider business priorities, user experience, and a sustainable technical foundation
Drive initiatives to increase operational posture and execution quality across the engineering organization

Requirements

Have at least 8 years of industry experience with backend development
Experience with event-driven architecture and distributed systems
Strong background integrating with external APIs and services
Experience building platform services used by multiple teams
Strong data modeling skills for systems requiring transactional consistency
Knowledge of billing systems, payment processing, or subscription management
Understanding of financial data security and integrity requirements
Have led meaningful technical projects from concept to completion
Work well in environments that value decisive action and getting things done
Ability to collaborate effectively with partners in Finance and Sales
Interest in contributing to Vanta's engineering culture as we grow
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

Benefits

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!

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

backend developmentevent-driven architecturedistributed systemsexternal APIsplatform servicesdata modelingbilling systemspayment processingsubscription managementfinancial data security

Soft Skills

collaborationmentoringdecisive actioncommunicationtrade-off analysiscultural leadershipcuriositywillingness to learnsound judgmenteffective collaboration