# Senior Software Engineer, Product Platform

**Company:** [Vanta](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/vanta)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $195k – $229k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** TypeScript, Distributed Systems, Event-Driven Architecture, Message Queues, Kafka, Amazon Sqs, APIs, Software Architecture, Test Frameworks, Code Quality Tooling
**Posted:** 2026-08-11

> Build scalable shared systems, APIs, and engineering libraries that enable product teams across Vanta to ship consistently. The role requires 5+ years of backend or full-stack experience, platform expertise, and familiarity with distributed or event-driven systems.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design and build high-quality, scalable systems and shared libraries used by multiple engineering teams.
- Build shared customer-facing platform components or internal abstractions and foundations.
- Partner with product engineering teams to understand their needs and translate them into clean, well-documented APIs and services.
- Drive technical decisions and influence architecture across team boundaries, focusing on developer experience and platform scalability.
- Define and uphold engineering standards for shared components, including consistency, performance, and security.
- Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and technical planning.
- Write and maintain thorough documentation for systems and libraries.
- Contribute to Vanta's engineering culture as the company scales.

## Requirements
- 5+ years of backend or full-stack software engineering experience, focused on platform, shared infrastructure, or developer-facing systems.
- Experience building shared APIs, services, or platform components used by multiple engineering teams.
- Familiarity with distributed systems, event-driven architecture, or message queue systems.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to articulate technical trade-offs across engineering, product, and design.
- Track record of shipping high-quality, maintainable code and making sound architectural decisions.
- Curiosity and sound judgment when applying AI responsibly to improve efficiency and impact.

## Benefits and Compensation
- Base salary range of $195,000–$229,000, plus equity.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with employee-only premiums covered for most medical plans.
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
- Health and wellness stipend.
- Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipend.
- Commuter benefits for team members reporting to the San Francisco and New York City offices.
- Family planning benefits.
- Matching 401(k) contribution with immediate vesting.
- Flexible PTO and 80 hours of sick time.
- 11 company-paid holidays.
- Virtual team-building activities, lunch and learns, and company-wide events.

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