Staff Software Engineer, AI and Data Risk

Vanta, Remote - UK +1

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Remote - Ireland

The role

Our Staff Software Engineers identify key strategic technical initiatives, deliver significant value to our customers and business, and set the tone for engineering excellence and culture. As a Staff Software Engineer on the team based in London, you will play a key role in growing our engineering presence in Europe. You'll partner with product management, product design, and your growing engineering team to drive the discovery and development of privacy, AI, and risk management features that expand Vanta’s value for its customers - working in a domain where technical decisions carry real compliance and data-governance weight, not just product tradeoffs.

What you will do

Identify, scope, and lead large technical projects, laying the groundwork for core products to evolve and scale into highly performant, reliable, and customizable systems
Design, develop, and own new product functionality and/or infrastructure leveraging modern frameworks and tooling (TypeScript, React, Node.js)
Make effective tradeoffs that consider business priorities, user experience, and a sustainable technical foundation
Set technical direction that shapes how multiple teams build in the privacy and AI governance spaces - not just a single project's outcome
Help stand up and shape engineering practices as we grow our footprint in the UK/Ireland, including interviewing, hiring, and onboarding new teammates
Act as a cultural beacon, setting a high bar for engineering culture and excellence, and multiply the impact of the teams around you through mentorship and technical leadership

How to be successful in this role

At least 10 years of industry experience as a software engineer
Served as a technical lead for large projects (6+ months in length), including defining the roadmap for complex projects spanning multiple teams and functions
Have set technical direction or built systems whose impact extended beyond your immediate team - e.g., shared infrastructure, cross-team standards, or platform decisions other teams built on
Built successful SaaS products for both startup and enterprise users
Have previous startup experience, or worked in an environment that prioritizes a bias for action
Upleveled teams of engineers by mentoring and leading by example
Experience working at rapidly scaling startups and large companies, especially with environments that prioritize a bias for action

What you can expect as a Vanta’n

Industry-competitive salary and equity
100% covered medical, dental, and vision benefits with dependents coverage
16 weeks paid Parental Leave for all new parents
Health & wellness stipend
Remote workspace, internet, and mobile phone stipend
Commuter benefits and lunch allowance for team members who attend the office
Pension matching
25 days of Annual Leave per year and unlimited sick time
8 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

Staff Software Engineer, AI and Data Risk

The role

Staff Software Engineer, AI and Data Risk

The role

What you will do

How to be successful in this role

What you can expect as a Vanta’n

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