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The Evaluation Platform team owns one of the most critical and widely-used features on the Vanta platform—Tests. Vanta Tests give customers visibility into their compliance posture, automatically collect audit evidence, and provide clear remediation guidance. Our team is responsible for the complete lifecycle of Tests, from configuration and execution to managing test outcomes and driving customer action. We're scaling our execution infrastructure and building the next generation of test personalization while exploring AI-powered solutions for test creation and intelligent remediation workflows. This is a high-visibility role where you'll lead a team building platform features that directly impact both our internal engineering teams and our customers' daily experience with Vanta.
Job Responsibility:
Drive significant impact for our customers and business by leading your team to deliver results consistently and sustainably
Build a best-in-class engineering team by coaching, mentoring, and creating an environment where your team can do their best work
Set direction and guide technical strategy, ensuring that your team is delivering long-term value aligned with Vanta's business priorities
Work closely with product, design, and customer-facing teams to build and ship high-value features that solve real customer problems
Champion engineering excellence, including quality, scalability, and operational rigor, as the team grows its platform capabilities and explores AI-driven innovations
Requirements:
3+ years of professional experience in a full-time engineering leadership role managing teams of 6-8+ engineers
Strong decision maker who effectively balances ambiguity, available data, speed, and quality
Experience managing and upleveling senior individual contributors
Proven track record of guiding product and long-term technical strategy
Experience leading or working on backend systems that coordinate complex workflows or decision logic at scale, with a strong emphasis on performance and quality
Previous experience working on product features in a SaaS environment, with an understanding of fullstack engineering and customer-facing development
Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate closely with cross-functional partners including product, design, and other engineering teams
Strong technical foundation with the ability to participate in architecture decisions and guide technical direction
Open to using AI to amplify their skills and strengthen their work - demonstrating curiosity, a willingness to learn, and sound judgment in applying AI responsibly to improve efficiency and impact
What we offer:
Offers Equity
medical benefits
401(k) plan
other company perk programs
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 100% of employee-only benefit premiums covered for most medical plans
16 weeks fully-paid Parental Leave for all new parents
Health & wellness stipend
Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipend
Commuter benefits for team members who report to the SF and NYC office
Family planning benefits
Matching 401(k) contribution with immediate vesting
Flexible PTO policy, plus 80 hours of Sick Time
11 company-paid holidays
Virtual team building activities, lunch and learns, and other company-wide events