Lead complex projects with multiple stakeholders and engineers to enable our business and team to scale
Collaborate with Security to ensure Vanta's platform implements best practices for customer data
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

Have at least 8 years of industry experience with backend development
Strong knowledge of authentication protocols (OIDC, SAML) and identity federation concepts (SSO), or authorization frameworks (RBAC, policy-based access control)
Experience building platform services that scale across multiple teams
Strong data modeling skills for systems with complex relationships
Experience solving distributed systems challenges around performance and security
Success with complex technical migrations that maintain system stability
Security-focused mindset and understanding of enterprise security practices
Have led technical projects spanning months
Work well in environments that value decisive action and getting things done
Experience mentoring and collaborating with other engineers
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

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!

Senior Backend Software Engineer, Identity

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