# Staff Software Engineer, Core Platform

**Company:** [Vanta](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/vanta)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** DevOps / SRE
**Salary:** $238k – $280k/yr
**Skills:** AWS, ECS, Fargate, AWS Lambda, MongoDB, TypeScript, Node.js, GraphQL, Kubernetes, Distributed Systems
**Posted:** 2026-02-10

> Leads technical strategy for core platform infrastructure and security systems at Vanta, designing scalable abstractions for enterprise-grade reliability and developer productivity. Requires deep expertise in AWS, distributed systems, platform engineering, and leadership of multi-quarter initiatives.

## Job Description

## What you'll do
- Lead strategic technical initiatives across Core Platform's infrastructure and security domains, setting the technical direction for foundational systems that enable all of Vanta's engineering teams to ship quickly and securely
- Design and evolve internal platforms and paved roads that abstract away infrastructure and security complexity, enabling product teams to ship independently and safely
- Drive multi-quarter platform projects that improve infrastructure reliability, and security posture across the organization, including AWS services (ECS, Fargate, Lambda), MongoDB optimization, and event-driven architecture
- Build platform capabilities for enterprise and regulated environments, including FedRAMP-aligned infrastructure, secure environments, and compliance-ready deployment patterns
- Partner closely with product engineering, security, and leadership to understand developer needs, identify friction, and translate them into scalable platform solutions
- Champion engineering excellence by mentoring senior engineers, influencing architecture across teams, and institutionalizing best practices for platform reliability, operability, and developer experience

## How to be successful
- Deep industry experience with expertise in platform engineering, infrastructure systems, or backend architecture
- Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives spanning multiple quarters and teams in fast-paced, dynamic environments
- Mastery in system design, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure (**AWS**), with demonstrated experience building and scaling platform systems that serve internal engineering teams
- Experience with containerized deployments (e.g. **ECS**, **Fargate**), database management (**MongoDB** preferred), security hardening practices and thinking in terms of platform level abstractions and UX for developers, not just underlying infrastructure
- Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence technical decisions across the organization, consistently upleveling teams and presenting effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Strong technical foundation in modern backend technologies; experience with **TypeScript**, **Node.js**, event-driven architecture and **GraphQL** is a plus

## Compensation & Benefits
Industry-competitive salary and equity. Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage. Remote workspace stipend. Flexible PTO.

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