Staff Software Engineer, Core Platform at Vanta · LumiJobs · LumiJobs

Responsibilities

Lead strategic technical initiatives across Core Platform's infrastructure and security domains, setting the technical direction for foundational systems that enable all of Vanta's engineering teams to ship quickly and securely
Design and evolve internal platforms and paved roads that abstract away infrastructure and security complexity, enabling product teams to ship independently and safely
Drive multi-quarter platform projects that improve infrastructure reliability, and security posture across the organization, including AWS services (ECS, Fargate, Lambda), MongoDB optimization, and event-driven architecture
Build platform capabilities for enterprise and regulated environments, including FedRAMP-aligned infrastructure, secure environments, and compliance-ready deployment patterns
Partner closely with product engineering, security, and leadership to understand developer needs, identify friction, and translate them into scalable platform solutions
Champion engineering excellence by mentoring senior engineers, influencing architecture across teams, and institutionalizing best practices for platform reliability, operability, and developer experience
How to be successful in this role:
Deep industry experience with expertise in platform engineering, infrastructure systems, or backend architecture
Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives spanning multiple quarters and teams in fast-paced, dynamic environments
Mastery in system design, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure (AWS), with demonstrated experience building and scaling platform systems that serve internal engineering teams
Experience with containerized deployments (e.g. ECS, Fargate), database management (MongoDB preferred), security hardening practices and thinking in terms of platform level abstractions and UX for developers, not just underlying infrastructure
Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence technical decisions across the organization, consistently upleveling teams and presenting effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences

Staff Software Engineer, Core Platform

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Vanta

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