Backend Senior Software Engineer, Identity

At Vanta, our mission is to secure the internet and protect consumer data. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it. Our Senior Software Engineers lead and mentor engineers, delivering high-value products for our customers and infrastructure that enables our business to scale.Vanta’s product monitors the security posture for thousands of companies, pulling tens of millions of API calls of data per day, pushing information from hundreds of thousands of laptop agents, and running tests against that data continuously to identify potential security threats. Our infrastructure and tooling need to stay ahead of exponential growth in our customer base. As a Senior Software Engineer at Vanta, you’ll be responsible for setting technical direction to provide a strong foundation for our infrastructure to scale with our business. You will also drive complex projects across our technical stack and mentor our talented engineering team. Your past experience will be leveraged to enable and accelerate Vanta’s growth.Visit our Vanta Engineering Blog to learn more about what our team is working on! What you’ll do as a Senior Software Engineer on the Identity team at Vanta:The Identity team at Vanta is building the critical foundation that powers our entire security platform as we scale to serve enterprise customers. Our team focuses on two core pillars: authentication systems that provide secure access to our platform, and authorization frameworks that enable fine-grained permission controls. As we expand upmarket, we're facing interesting challenges that require thoughtful evolution of our identity infrastructure. In this role, you'll help design composable and extensible systems for complex user data modeling, support our evolution toward policy-based authorization, and establish clean interface contracts for identity services. You'll tackle complex challenges at the intersection of security, scalability, and user experience, while influencing how multiple engineering teams integrate with our identity platform. Your work will be fundamental to Vanta's success with enterprise customers, where robust identity management is essential to earning trust with sensitive data.You will also:Lead complex projects with multiple stakeholders and engineers to enable our business and team to scaleCollaborate with Security to ensure Vanta's platform implements best practices for customer dataSupport design reviews, communicate constraints, and help engineers make the right trade-offsAct as a cultural beacon, setting an example for effective, collaborative engineering and helping mentor junior team membersMake effective tradeoffs that consider business priorities, user experience, and a sustainable technical foundationDrive initiatives to increase operational posture and execution quality across the engineering organizationHow to be successful in this role:Have at least 8 years of industry experience with backend developmentStrong 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 teamsStrong data modeling skills for systems with complex relationshipsExperience solving distributed systems challenges around performance and securitySuccess with complex technical migrations that maintain system stabilitySecurity-focused mindset and understanding of enterprise security practicesHave led technical projects spanning monthsWork well in environments that value decisive action and getting things doneExperience mentoring and collaborating with other engineersInterest in contributing to Vanta's engineering culture as we growWhat you can expect as a Vantan:Industry-competitive compensation100% covered medical, dental, and vision benefits with dependents coverage16 weeks fully-paid parental Leave for all new parentsHealth & wellness and remote workplace stipendsFamily planning benefits through Carrot Fertility401(k) matchingFlexible work hours and locationOpen PTO policy11 paid holidays in the USOffices in SF, NYC, Dublin, and SydneyTo 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-remoteAt Vanta, we are committed to hiring diverse talent of different backgrounds and as such, it is important to us to provide an inclusive work environment for all. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender identity, age, religion, sexual orientation, veteran or disability status, or any other protected class. As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage and welcome people of all backgrounds to apply.About VantaWe started in 2018, in the wake of several high-profile data breaches. Online security was only becoming more important, but we knew firsthand how hard it could be for fast-growing companies to invest the time and manpower it takes to build a solid security foundation. Vanta was inspired by a vision to restore trust in internet businesses by enabling companies to improve and prove their security.From our early days automating security monitoring for compliance standards like SOC 2, HIPAA and ISO 27001 to creating the world's leading Trust Management Platform, our vision remains unchanged. Now more than ever, making security continuous—not just a point-in-time check— is essential. Thousands of companies rely on Vanta to build, maintain and demonstrate their trust— all in a way that's real-time and transparent.

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