Senior Fullstack Engineer, Emerging Products & Product Platform

Vanta · Enterprise · U.S. · Remote · Software Engineering

Vanta is hiring Senior Fullstack Engineers to build emerging products and contribute to their Product Platform. The role involves leading complex projects, collaborating across teams, mentoring engineers, and making effective tradeoffs. Experience with SaaS products, building 0->1 products, and a willingness to use AI tools responsibly are highlighted. The company focuses on security and trust, with teams working on Third Party Risk Management, Monetization, Expansion, and Collaboration.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead complex projects with multiple stakeholders and engineers to accelerate our roadmap and land impact faster.
  2. Collaborate with other teams and engineers across Vanta on cross-cutting engineering initiatives or on building common product primitives.
  3. Mentor engineers up to your own level; assigning them tasks and helping them develop their skills over the course of each project.
  4. Make effective tradeoffs that consider business priorities, user experience, and a sustainable technical foundation.

Skills

Required

  • full stack experience
  • backend skills
  • leading small teams
  • building user-facing SaaS products
  • building 0->1 products
  • solving tough engineering problems
  • bias for action
  • communication skills
  • collaboration skills

Nice to have

  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Node.js
  • GraphQL
  • MongoDB
  • AI to amplify skills
  • AI responsibly

What the JD emphasized

  • 5+ years of full stack experience with an emphasis on backend skills
  • Experience leading small teams of engineers to deliver impactful projects
  • Experience building user-facing SaaS products over multiple years, ideally both for startups and enterprise users
  • Experience building 0→1 products as well as solving tough engineering problems- especially in environments that prioritize bias for action