About the role
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 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. Our product integrates deeply with the services that present security risk to a company, pulls and analyzes data from those sources, and surfaces potential security threats to our customers in real time with guidance to remediate them.
Vanta’s team and technology surface are growing quickly, and it’s essential that we invest in the right abstractions and systems to enable us to scale with our business. As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll be responsible for setting technical direction to enable our product and infrastructure to scale with our business, driving complex projects across our technical stack, and mentoring our talented engineering team. Your past experience will be leveraged to enable and accelerate Vanta’s growth.
Our business has found incredible product-market fit and has monetized effectively since the day we signed our first customer. We’re growing at a blistering pace, which presents career-defining opportunities for engineers to accelerate their growth and to contribute to a rapidly-scaling company.
Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it. We’d love for you to join us!
What you’ll do as a Senior Software Engineer at Vanta:
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Lead complex projects with multiple stakeholders and engineers to deliver significant impact to our business
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Set direction for critical technical surface areas, enabling us to stay ahead of continued rapid growth
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Design, develop, and own new product functionality and/or infrastructure leveraging modern frameworks and tooling (TypeScript, React, Node.js, Golang)
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Work with talented and kind engineers to make a significant impact on our customer base, enabling them to improve their security and prove it
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Contribute to building Vanta’s engineering culture as we grow
How to be successful in this role:
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Have at least 5 years of industry experience
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Have played technical leadership roles for teams or complex projects
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Have previous startup experience, or worked in an environment that prioritizes a bias for action
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Have previous experience working on greenfield projects
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Have an interest in learning about security or prior experience in the space
What you can expect as a Vantan:
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Industry-Competitive Salary and Equity
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100% covered Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits with Dependents Coverage
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16 Weeks Fully Paid Parental Leave for All New Parents (Moms, Dads, Adoptive, Foster)
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Health & Wellness Stipend
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Remote Workspace Stipend
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401(k) Matching Plan
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Flexible Work Hours and Location
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Open & Encouraged PTO Policy
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9 Company Paid Holidays
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Free Memberships to Online Wellness Platforms (One Medical, Ginger, Headspace, and more!)
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Virtual Team Building Activities, Lunch and Learns, and other Company-Wide Events
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Offices in SF and NYC with Hubs of Vantans forming across the US, including but not limited to, Seattle, Austin, Indianapolis, LA, Boston, and more!
To 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, including candidate location, skills, depth of work experience, and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below. We hire for this position at multiple levels internally and the base pay range for this position is $163,000 - $223,000. This role may also be eligible for commissions/bonus, equity, medical benefits, 401(k) plan, and other company perk programs.
At 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 Vanta
We 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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About Vanta
Vanta: the trust infrastructure for YC companies.
The definitive leader in security and compliance, trusted by 16,000+ companies, including 1,000+ YC startups.
The fastest path to your first enterprise deal
Reach bigger logos, more revenue, and a stronger story by Demo Day with Vanta.
As agents and automation accelerate your path to compliance, buyers get the proof they need to trust you now—not months from now. Your Trust Center launches immediately, giving prospects a live view of your security posture while audit prep is still underway. With 6,000+ Trust Centers across the Vanta network, you enter critical deals with real-time proof and credibility that would otherwise take years to build.
"Choosing Vanta early unlocked $1.5M in deals and accelerated our growth by six months. Vanta is the fastest path to doing compliance right—when you're selling SaaS, buyers know the name." – Hyperbound (YC S23)
Vanta gives you the fastest, most credible path to compliance across SOC 2, ISO 27001, and more
Let the Vanta Agent handle the bulk of your compliance requirements, from guidance to audit-ready drafts
Launch your Trust Center and Letter of Engagement on day one
Start faster with pre-scoped requirements informed by 26,000+ audits
Automate evidence collection across 400+ integrations
Validate posture hourly with 1,400+ tests
Find and fix gaps before they become audit findings
Run your audit fully in-platform with startup-friendly, AICPA peer-reviewed firms
Agentic compliance that runs itself
Compliance shouldn’t become your CTO’s second job. The Vanta Agent acts as your compliance co-founder, handling the heavy lifting while your team stays focused on building.
Grounded in 26,000+ audits and Vanta’s in-house GRC expertise, the Vanta Agent produces audit-ready drafts of policies, risk registers, vendor reviews, cloud security measures, and other core requirements. It also surfaces what needs attention, so your team can review, approve, and keep moving without slowing product development or adding compliance to the roadmap.
Every output is tailored to your business and grounded in continuously validated data from The Trust Graph, the market’s deepest data and intelligence layer, rather than generic templates or disconnected AI responses.
Vanta is also built for the way YC teams work. Through Vanta’s remote MCP server, full REST API, and native integrations with Claude, Codex, Cursor, and more, compliance moves forward directly inside the tools your team already uses to build, ship, and operate.
“Vanta has saved us hundreds of hours and well over six figures in potential lost deals or added headcount. If you’re serious about security, start early.” – Clay
The Vanta Agent can:
Generate first-to-final drafts of core compliance requirements
Tailor policies, risk registers, and vendor reviews to your business
Collect and evaluate evidence continuously
Scope controls and map requirements automatically
Surface gaps, explain their impact, and recommend fixes, including code-level remediation guidance
Cut security review time by 81% and vendor reviews by 50%
The trusted standard
Your first audit becomes part of your company’s reputation. It needs to hold up under enterprise scrutiny, from the platform and evidence to the auditor behind the report.
Vanta is the platform your prospects already know, trust, and run on. Backed by 16,000+ customers, 26,000+ completed audits, AICPA peer-reviewed auditors, and in-house security and compliance experts, Vanta turns your first audit into your strongest sales asset.
“We chose Vanta because of its reputation with enterprise buyers - when they see the Vanta logo on your Trust Center, you walk in with credibility that usually takes years to build. That matters when you're week four of your company.” – HiLoop (YC S26)
Vanta gives you:
Startup-friendly, AICPA peer-reviewed audit firms
In-house former auditors and GRC practitioners who understand startup constraints and enterprise expectations
A dedicated Auditor Portal
A Trust Center enterprise buyers already recognize
Two-thirds of the Forbes AI 50 run on Vanta, including Cursor, Lovable, Clay, Replit, and Sierra. When prospects see Vanta behind your security program, you enter critical deals with credibility already on your side.
The platform you won’t outgrow
The platform you choose for your first audit should still work when you add frameworks, close larger customers, and hire your first security leader.
Vanta provides mature trust infrastructure from day one, right-sized for your first audit and built to support rapid growth without rework, replatforming, or waiting on a vendor’s roadmap. From one connected platform, you can establish the security foundations customers expect today and add more advanced capabilities as your business, risk, and compliance requirements grow.
“With Vanta, we’ve been able to simplify the heavy lifting, gain real-time visibility into our security posture, and confidently maintain compliance as we scale.” – Cursor
Why early teams start (and stay) with Vanta:
Right-sized security foundations:
Infrastructure and systems: cloud monitoring, endpoint protection, and access management
Vendors and third parties: risk visibility and vendor reviews
Security assessments: risk assessments and cyber insurance options
Enterprise-ready capabilities: Third-Party Risk Management, 35+ frameworks, AI-powered Questionnaire Automation, and more
Continuous innovation: 300+ product features shipped in 2025
Category-leading customers: Lovable, Ramp, Cursor, Instacart, Duolingo, Fin, GitHub, and more
Long-term backing: Sequoia, Y Combinator, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Wellington Management, and other leading investors
Support you don’t have to fight for
Vanta makes first-time compliance straightforward and predictable. You won’t have to wait on a consultant, ticket queue, or another founder’s calendar to understand what comes next. The Vanta Agent guides you through each requirement, drafts core compliance work, and surfaces exactly what needs attention so your program keeps moving.
Our commitment to you:
Agentic audit readiness with instant answers and real-time guidance
In-house expertise from former auditors and GRC practitioners
Community support through the Vanta Community and Slack onboarding
Instructor-led training and on-demand learning
24/7 live chat and Help Center support
Hands-on vCISO and implementation support
Startup-friendly auditors ready to move at your speed
We’re so confident in our support that we publish our performance metrics and G2 reviews—so you can hold us to it.
Transparent pricing and YC-exclusive discounts
YC companies get exclusive, discounted first-year pricing based on ARR or headcount:
Essentials Package:
Everything you need and nothing you don’t for first-time compliance
One framework with pre-scoped controls
The VantaI Agent: policy generation, evidence evaluation, and program Q&A, control mapping, policy change summaries, SLA tracking
AI test remediation
Trust Center & Letter of Engagement
Personalized compliance roadmap
Continuous controls monitoring
Device monitoring, security awareness training, employee onboarding/offboarding
Core Pricing:
<$1M ARR (or <20 headcount): $7,200
$1M ARR (or >20 headcount): $9,000
Plus Package:
Fastest path to compliance AND security foundations to build a trustworthy posture early.
Everything in Essentials, plus:
Questionnaire Automation
(25 per year)
Access Management
Plus Pricing:
<$1M ARR (or <20 headcount): $9,600
$1M ARR (or >20 headcount): $12,000
Optional add-ons include:
Additional frameworks: $5,000 each
144 questionnaires/year: $9,000
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Job details
Salary
$163,000 - $223,000
Location
Remote
Experience
6+ years
Funding
Total raised
$504M
Last stage
Series D
Investors
Founders
Erik Goldman
Co-founder
What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.