# Engineering Manager, Core Platform

**Company:** [Vanta](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/vanta)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $224k – $263k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** AWS, ECS, Fargate, MongoDB, Event-Driven Architecture, Infrastructure Reliability, Security, Scalability, Developer Experience
**Posted:** 2026-05-28

> As an Engineering Manager, Core Platform, you will lead and grow high-performing platform engineering teams, owning the foundational infrastructure that every engineer builds on. You will set technical direction, drive multi-quarter platform initiatives, and partner with engineering leadership to deliver scalable platform solutions.

## Job Description

## What you’ll do as an Engineering Manager at Vanta:

* Lead and grow high-performing platform engineering teams that deliver reliable, scalable infrastructure and operational excellence for Vanta’s products and customers
* Set technical direction and drive multi-quarter platform initiatives spanning infrastructure reliability, security, scalability, and developer experience across shared systems and services
* Partner closely with product engineering, security, and engineering leadership to identify organizational needs. Translate ambiguous infrastructure challenges into clear roadmap priorities, and deliver scalable platform solutions
* Design and evolve internal platforms, paved roads, and abstractions that enable product teams to ship independently, securely, and efficiently without deep infrastructure expertise
* Guide the evolution of Vanta’s cloud and data infrastructure, including AWS services (ECS, Fargate), MongoDB performance and optimization, and event-driven architecture
* Establish strong engineering culture, operational standards, and ownership practices that empower teams across Vanta to build and operate healthy systems responsibly

## How to be successful in this role:

* 5+ years managing platform or infrastructure teams at high-growth tech companies
* Prior experience managing multiple teams or multiple charters
* Strong decision maker who effectively balances ambiguity, available data, speed, and quality
* Track record of maintaining and scaling shared infrastructure in measurable, concrete ways
* Have participated in developing or driving engineering-wide initiatives (recruiting processes, career frameworks, etc) in a prior role
* Have prior experience managing complex, long-term projects that touch multiple teams and cross-functional stakeholders
* Effective communicator and story-teller. Able to influence cross functional stakeholders and adjacent teams, and comfortable driving technical direction across teams without relying on direct authority
* 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.

## What you can expect as a Vanta’n:

* Industry-competitive salary and equity
* Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 100% of employee-only benefit premiums covered for most medical plans
* 16 weeks 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!
* Offices in SF, NYC, London, Dublin, Tel Aviv, and Sydney
* To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar-stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors and may vary based on candidate location, skills, depth of work experience, and relevant licenses/credentials. #LI-remote

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