Senior Backend Engineer, Vendor Risk Management

• Design, build, and operate the backend services that power our large-scale, automated attack surface analysis engine
• Build our distributed systems for asset discovery and vulnerability scanning, ensuring high performance and comprehensive coverage
• Engineer sophisticated monitoring and alerting systems to guarantee the reliability, speed, and integrity of our security data pipeline
• Collaborate with security researchers to rapidly deploy new scanning techniques and threat detection modules into our production environment
• Work with talented and kind engineers to make a significant impact on our customer base, enabling them to improve their security and prove it
• Lead complex projects with multiple stakeholders and engineers to deliver significant impact to our business
• Set direction for critical technical surface areas, enabling us to stay ahead of continued rapid growth
• Contribute to building Vanta’s engineering culture as we grow

• Have at least 8 years of industry experience
• You have experience with infrastructure, AWS services, and scaling platforms in fast-growing environments
• You’re thoughtful about trade-offs and have good product sense when creating new infrastructure
• Have played technical leadership roles for teams or complex projects
• Have previous startup experience, or worked in an environment that prioritizes a bias for action
• Have previous experience working on greenfield projects
• 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

Bonus points for experience or a strong interest in cybersecurity concepts like External Attack Surface Management (EASM), vulnerability scanning, threat intelligence, or network security principles.

• 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 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