Principal Software Engineer, Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) - Remote

Overview

As a Principal Software Engineer at Vanta, you will play a pivotal role in driving engineering excellence and culture, focusing on our Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) product to help customers scale their security programs.

In Short

• Identify and solve complex, high-impact problems.
• Set technical direction impacting the entire engineering team.
• Design, develop, and own new product functionality and infrastructure.
• Work on ambiguous problem areas and tackle long-term challenges.
• Make effective trade-offs considering business priorities and user experience.
• Act as a cultural beacon and mentor junior team members.

Requirements

• Significant technical leadership experience in larger organizations.
• Strong customer focus and ability to balance long-term and short-term decisions.
• Experience communicating with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ability to mentor and lead engineering teams by example.
• Self-starter with a mix of startup and scaled environment experience.
• Expertise in building architectural changes with long-term impact.
• Interest in security or prior experience in the field.

Benefits

• Industry-competitive salary and equity.
• 100% covered medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Pension contribution.
• 16 weeks fully paid parental leave.
• Health & wellness stipend.
• Remote workspace stipend.
• Flexible work hours and location.
• 21 days of PTO and 80 hours of sick leave.
• 8 to 11 company paid holidays.
• Virtual team building activities and company-wide events.