Principal Software Engineer, GRC - Vanta

About Vanta

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 team and technology surface are growing quickly, and it’s essential that we invest in the right abstractions and systems to enable us to scale with our business. Our business has found incredible product-market fit and has monetized effectively since the day we signed our first customer. We’re growing at a blistering pace, which presents career-defining opportunities for engineers to accelerate their growth and to contribute to a rapidly-scaling company.

Role Overview

As a Principal Software Engineer, you’ll identify key engineering wide, org-level strategic technical initiatives and set the tone for overall engineering excellence and culture. This role focuses on our Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) product, which helps customers scale their GRC programs with streamlined workflows, AI, and continuous control monitoring. We are revolutionizing the way customers operate their programs through collaboration, audit experience, personnel compliance, reporting and IT risk.

Visit our Vanta Engineering Blog to learn more about what our team is working on!

Day in the Life

As a Principal Software Engineer, your day might involve:

• Collaborating with other engineers and product managers to define the technical roadmap for the GRC product.
• Designing and implementing new features and improvements to the GRC platform.
• Mentoring junior engineers and providing technical guidance.
• Conducting code reviews and ensuring code quality.
• Identifying and addressing performance bottlenecks and scalability issues.
• Participating in architectural discussions and contributing to the overall system design.
• Staying up-to-date with the latest technologies and trends in software engineering and GRC.
• Working with AI tools to improve efficiency and accuracy.

Why Remote?

Vanta embraces remote work, offering flexibility and autonomy. This remote Principal Software Engineer role allows you to contribute to a fast-growing company from anywhere in the U.S. This gives you the opportunity to:

• Optimize work/life balance
• Eliminate commutes
• Work from your ideal environment

Responsibilities

• Identify and solve complex, high-impact problems, leading projects with multiple cross functional stakeholders, engineering leaders and engineers to deliver significant impact to our business
• Set technical direction impacting our entire engineering team, from critical systems and core product abstractions to developer productivity and hold a high bar for quality across engineering
• Design, develop, and own new product functionality and/or infrastructure leveraging modern frameworks and tooling (TypeScript, React, Node.js).
• Work on deeply ambiguous problem areas, and will tackle larger more long term challenges for the company
• Design, develop, and own new product functionality and infrastructure leveraging modern frameworks and tooling (TypeScript, Terraform, Node.js)
• Make effective tradeoffs that consider business priorities, user experience, and a sustainable technical foundation
• Act as a cultural beacon, setting an example for effective, collaborative engineering and helping mentor junior team members

How to be successful in this role:

• Have played significant technical leadership roles for bigger orgs and complex projects
• Had a good balance of customer focus, bias for action, and balancing between right long term, medium term and short term decisions
• Have experience communicating with and working closely with a large set of cross-functional stakeholders
• Have upleveled teams of engineers, mentoring and leading by example
• You are a self starter and have a mix of previous startup experience and working at scale experience, and in an environment that prioritizes a bias for action
• You have experience building architectural changes whose impact span is multi year, or have experience go very deep in technology and becoming an expert
• Have an interest in learning about security or prior experience in the space
• Experience working at rapidly scaling startups and large companies with environments that prioritize a bias for action
• Open to using AI to amplify their skills and

Career Path

Vanta provides opportunities for career growth and advancement. A Principal Software Engineer can advance to roles such as:

• Staff Engineer
• Engineering Manager
• Architect
• Director of Engineering

Salary & Benefits

Vanta offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including:

• Competitive salary and equity.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Generous paid time off and holidays.
• Professional development budget.
• Remote work opportunities.
• Company-sponsored events and activities.
• Wellness programs.
• Parental leave.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Commuter benefits (if applicable).
• Home office setup stipend.

Security Culture at Vanta

Security is at the core of Vanta's mission. The company fosters a strong security culture by:

• Prioritizing security in all aspects of the business.
• Providing security training and awareness programs.
• Implementing robust security controls and processes.
• Encouraging employees to report security concerns.
• Continuously monitoring and improving security posture.

How to Apply

To apply for the Principal Software Engineer, GRC role, please submit your resume and cover letter through the Vanta careers page. Be sure to highlight your experience in technical leadership, GRC, and software engineering.

FAQ

1. What is Vanta's mission?

   Vanta's mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust by making security monitoring and verification continuous and easy.

2. What does the GRC product do?

   The GRC product helps customers scale their Governance, Risk, and Compliance programs with streamlined workflows, AI, and continuous control monitoring.

3. What skills are important for this role?

   Important skills include technical leadership, cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder management, mentoring, system design, and proficiency in modern frameworks like TypeScript, React, and Node.js.

4. What is the career path for a Principal Software Engineer at Vanta?

   A Principal Software Engineer can advance to roles such as Staff Engineer, Engineering Manager, Architect, or Director of Engineering.

5. What benefits does Vanta offer?

   Vanta offers a competitive salary, equity, comprehensive health insurance, generous paid time off, professional development budget, and other benefits.

6. Is prior security experience required?

   While an interest in security is beneficial, prior security experience is not strictly required.

7. What is Vanta's approach to remote work?

   Vanta embraces remote work, offering flexibility and autonomy to its employees.

8. How does Vanta foster a security culture?

   Vanta fosters a strong security culture by prioritizing security in all aspects of the business, providing security training, and implementing robust security controls.

9. What is the interview process like?

   The interview process typically involves a phone screen, technical interview, and behavioral interview.

10. Does Vanta use AI in its products?

    Yes, Vanta is integrating AI into its products to improve efficiency and accuracy.