Senior Software Engineer, Product Platform

Vanta
Toronto
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Cross-functional communication","Technical decision-making","Architectural judgment","Collaboration","Documentation"]

Build and maintain shared platform systems and libraries that multiple engineering teams depend on. Partner with product engineering to design clean, well-documented APIs and services, drive cross-team technical decisions, and uphold engineering standards for performance, consistency, and security. Work across a Product Platform org spanning customer-facing primitives and internal TypeScript-first foundations, contributing through code reviews, architecture discussions, and thorough documentation.

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Vanta
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Senior Software Engineer, Product Platform

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Job Summary

Build and maintain shared platform systems and libraries that multiple engineering teams depend on. Partner with product engineering to design clean, well-documented APIs and services, drive cross-team technical decisions, and uphold engineering standards for performance, consistency, and security. Work across a Product Platform org spanning customer-facing primitives and internal TypeScript-first foundations, contributing through code reviews, architecture discussions, and thorough documentation.
Location: Toronto
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and build scalable systems and shared libraries used by multiple engineering teams (customer-facing components and internal abstractions).
  • •Partner with product engineering to translate needs into well-documented APIs and services.
  • •Drive technical decisions and influence architecture across teams, focusing on developer experience and platform scalability.
  • •Define and uphold engineering standards for shared components, ensuring consistency, performance, and security.
  • •Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and technical planning, and write thorough documentation for systems and libraries.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionPensionParental LeaveWellness StipendRemote WorkspaceInternet StipendCellphone StipendPaid LeavePaid Holidays

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of backend or fullstack software engineering experience focused on platform, shared infrastructure, or developer-facing systems.
  • •Experience building shared APIs, services, or platform components used by multiple engineering teams.
  • •Familiarity with distributed systems, event-driven architecture, or message queue systems (Kafka, SQS, pub/sub).
  • •Excellent cross-functional communication to articulate technical trade-offs with engineering, product, and design stakeholders.
  • •A strong track record of shipping high-quality, maintainable code using sound architectural judgment.
Experience:5+ yearsSecurityPlatformDeveloper tools
Skills:Cross-functional communicationTechnical decision-makingArchitectural judgmentCollaborationDocumentation
Tech Stack:TypeScriptAPIsServicesEvent-driven architectureKafkaSQSPub/sub

Company Brief

Vanta
Provides automated security and compliance software that helps companies achieve and maintain SOC 2, ISO 27001, and other security certifications by continuously monitoring systems, controls, and evidence.
Industry: Cybersecurity
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2017
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