Principal Software Engineer, Program Structure

Responsibilities

• Own the design and multi-quarter delivery of Vanta’s enterprise organizational model, including hierarchical product lines and business units, isolated data access and ownership, cross-cutting audit workflows, scoped approvals, and EU and GovCloud data residency support.
• Define and evolve core platform abstractions for structurally diverse and conflicting enterprise requirements.
• Retrofit a live production system toward a multi-tenant organizational structure through safe migration paths, incremental sequencing, and continuity for existing customers.
• Deliver meaningful customer value in staged increments while progressing toward the complete solution.
• Engage directly with enterprise customers and apply product judgment to define clear delivery phases.
• Drive execution across squads outside the direct reporting area through technical clarity and credibility.
• Partner with Engineering leadership, Product, and Design to translate the long-term vision into phased deliverables.
• Establish technical standards, architectural patterns, and engineering excellence across teams.

Requirements

• 15+ years of deep backend engineering experience.
• Track record leading complex, multi-quarter technical initiatives in fast-paced, product-focused environments.
• Experience designing platform abstractions for complex enterprise requirements.
• Experience shipping large, structurally complex initiatives incrementally.
• Experience operating effectively across squads and teams without direct authority.
• Deep familiarity with tenancy models, role-based access control, data isolation, scoped permissions, cross-tenant operations, and access boundary design.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical and cross-functional audiences.

Nice-to-haves

• Data residency or GovCloud experience.
• Curiosity and sound judgment in using AI responsibly to improve efficiency and impact.

Compensation and Benefits

• Industry-competitive salary and equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits fully covered, including dependent coverage.
• Pension contribution.
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave for all new parents.
• Health and wellness stipend.
• Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipends.
• Flexible work hours and location.
• 21 days of vacation time and 80 hours of sick leave.
• 11 company-paid holidays.