--- title: 'Senior Software Engineer, Developer Experience at Vanta' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-software-engineer-developer-experience-vanta-united-states-rnhas15dfgtj' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-17' --- # Senior Software Engineer, Developer Experience at Vanta - **Company:** [Vanta](https://feeny.ai/companies/vanta) - **Location:** United States - **Compensation:** $224k–$263k - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-03-17 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-17 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/vanta/dbd4e02c-0c6c-4031-a658-f57e88ec9943/application **Skills:** TypeScript, React, Node.js, MongoDB, Github Actions, AWS, Fargate, ECS, CI/CD, Developer Experience, AI-enhanced developer tools > Design and build CI/CD pipelines, developer tools, and scalable environments to empower engineers. Focus on improving workflow efficiency, reliability, accelerating feedback loops, and introducing AI-enhanced dev tools within a fast-growing security platform. ## Job description At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. 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. Vanta’s Developer Experience team builds the tools engineers use every day to bring ideas to production rapidly and reliably. You’ll empower other Vanta engineers to leverage cutting-edge technologies and best practices to make Vanta more performant and scalable on a platform level. Example projects include modernizing our CI/CD pipelines, introducing new test frameworks, launching AI-powered dev tools, and scaling developer environments to support a growing engineering team. This team has a wide breadth of impact across all of product engineering. The work we do compounds in value by making it easier for engineers to diagnose and solve bugs, streamline workflows, and ship value to our customers quickly and safely. Vanta engineers design and develop new product functionality and infrastructure leveraging modern frameworks and tooling, including TypeScript, React, Node.js, MongoDB, Github Actions, and various AWS services such as Fargate and ECS. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it. We’d love for you to join us! You will: - Set direction for critical dev infrastructure, enabling us to stay ahead of continued rapid growth - Design and build CI and build systems that ensure Vanta engineers can develop and ship robust products quickly and confidently - Improve the efficiency and reliability of our deployment workflows, including tools for hotfixes, rollbacks, and incident mitigation - Lead development of tools that accelerate feedback loops — from typechecking and linting to running tests and deploying changes - Build and maintain scalable development environments, test infrastructure, and core dev tooling - Introduce and scale AI-enhanced developer tools that help engineers move faster, write better code, and reduce toil - Work with talented and kind engineers to make a significant impact on our customer base, enabling them to improve their security and prove it - Contribute to building Vanta’s engineering culture as we grow How to be successful in this role: - You’ve played technical leadership roles on DevEx or platform teams - You have experience with build systems, CI/CD, and scaling developer workflows in fast-growing environments - You care deeply about performance, reliability, and usability, especially in tools used daily by engineers - You’re thoughtful about trade-offs and have good product sense when building internal tools What you can expect as a Vanta'n: - Industry-Competitive Salary and Equity - 100% covered Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits with Dependents Coverage - 16 Weeks Paid Parental Leave for All New Parents (Moms, Dads, Adoptive, Foster) - Health & Wellness Stipend - Remote Workspace Stipend - 401(k) Matching Plan - Flexible Work Hours and Location - Open & Encouraged PTO Policy - 11 Company Paid Holidays - Free Memberships to Online Wellness Platforms (One Medical, Ginger, Headspace, and more!) - Virtual Team Building Activities, Lunch and Learns, and other Company-Wide Events - Offices in SF and NYC with Hubs of Vantans forming across the US, including but not limited to, Seattle, Austin, Indianapolis, LA, Boston, and more! At Vanta, we are committed to hiring diverse talent of different backgrounds and as such, it is important to us to provide an inclusive work environment for all. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender identity, age, religion, sexual orientation, veteran or disability status, or any other protected class. As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage and welcome people of all backgrounds to apply. ## About Vanta We started in 2018, in the wake of several high-profile data breaches. Online security was only becoming more important, but we knew firsthand how hard it could be for fast-growing companies to invest the time and manpower it takes to build a solid security foundation. Vanta was inspired by a vision to restore trust in internet businesses by enabling companies to improve and prove their security. From our early days automating security monitoring for compliance standards like SOC 2, HIPAA and ISO 27001 to creating the world's leading Trust Management Platform, our vision remains unchanged. Now more than ever, making security continuous—not just a point-in-time check— is essential. Thousands of companies rely on Vanta to build, maintain and demonstrate their trust— all in a way that's real-time and transparent. Referral Instructions If you are being referred for the role, please contact that person to apply on your behalf. ## About Vanta ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Vanta provides the leading Agentic Trust Platform that automates compliance, risk management, and security proof for businesses. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series C) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, USA (with offices in New York, Dublin, London, and Sydney) - **Founded**: 2018 - **Founders**: Christina Cacioppo (CEO) ## Core Business - **Primary Industry**: Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) / Cybersecurity - **Target Customers**: B2B, ranging from startups to mid-market and enterprise (16,000+ customers) - **Mission/Purpose**: To protect consumer data and restore trust in internet businesses by enabling companies to improve and prove their security continuously. ## Products & Services - **Vanta Agentic Trust Platform**: An integrated platform with four core capabilities: - **Compliance**: Automates and continuously monitors compliance with 35+ frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, FedRAMP, HITRUST, NIST AI RMF, etc.), featuring 1,400+ automated tests and AI-powered policy generation. - **Risk**: Provides a unified view of internal and third-party risk, including vendor risk management (TPRM). - **Proof**: Enables real-time sharing of security posture through Trust Centers and automated questionnaire responses (reported to automate 93% of questionnaires). - **Vanta AI Agent**: A 24/7 GRC engineer that drafts policies, completes questionnaires, flags risks, remediates failed tests, and summarizes findings, saving teams an average of 4+ hours per week. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed. - **Key Metric**: Total funding of over $300 million. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Backed by Sequoia Capital, Craft Ventures, Y Combinator, J.P. Morgan, and Goldman Sachs. - **Growth Signals**: - Trusted by over 16,000 customers. - Named a Leader in *The Forrester Wave™: Governance, Risk, and Compliance Platforms, Q2 2026*. - Forrester noted that "Vanta’s innovation approach is unparalleled" with "disruptive product launches." - Reports of significant customer wins, including saving 2,000 hours annually and eliminating 10 spreadsheets for one customer. ## Competitive Advantages - **First-mover & Category Leader**: Vanta pioneered automated compliance for fast-growing tech companies and is now the leading platform in the space. - **AI-Native Platform**: The Vanta AI Agent is a core differentiator, acting as a "24/7 GRC engineer" rather than a simple add-on, making it extremely sticky and efficient. - **Breadth of Coverage**: Supports 35+ frameworks and integrates with 400+ tools, providing a single source of truth for all trust-related work. - **Network Effects**: A large customer base and partner ecosystem (e.g., auditor portal) create a strong moat. ## Strategic Focus - **Continuous Trust**: Moving security from a point-in-time check to a continuous, real-time state. - **AI-Driven Automation**: Deepening the capabilities of the Vanta AI Agent to handle more complex GRC tasks autonomously. - **Enterprise Expansion**: Catering to larger, more complex organizations with features like FedRAMP support and advanced TPRM. - **Global Reach**: Expanding international presence (offices in Dublin, London, Sydney) to serve a global customer base. ## Why Work Here - **Culture & Values**: Emphasizes a "remote-first" setup in the US and a hybrid model internationally. Core principles include "Put customers first," "Bias for action," "Win as one team," "Lead with resilience," and "Decide with frameworks." - **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Remote-first for US team members; hybrid options available at international offices (San Francisco, New York, Sydney, Dublin, London). - **Benefits**: Comprehensive benefits package includes medical/dental/vision, industry-competitive paid parental leave, generous PTO, and a 401k matching plan. - **Engineering Culture**: The company is building a platform where the AI Agent acts as an "experienced GRC engineer," offering a chance to work on cutting-edge AI problems in a high-growth environment. The CPO previously scaled engineering, product, and design teams at GitHub. ## Sources 1. [Vanta About Us](https://www.vanta.com/company/about) 2. [Vanta Website](https://www.vanta.com/) 3. [Vanta Careers Page](https://www.vanta.com/company/careers) 4. [Vanta - What is Vanta?](https://www.vanta.com/resources/what-is-vanta) 5. 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