Engineering Manager, App Primitives

Vanta
United States
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 260,000 - 306,000 annuallyFunction: Communications, PR & CommunitySkills: ["Technical judgment","Cross-functional collaboration","Team leadership","Stakeholder management","Autonomy"]

Lead and grow the App Primitives team that builds shared platform primitives used by every Vanta product team. Own the roadmap for core infrastructure—comments, notifications, event logs, feature flags (Statsig), and task management—while defining the interface model between systems and product teams. Partner with engineering leaders to surface friction, set technical direction across a full-stack team, and manage cross-team dependencies to unlock velocity at scale.

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Vanta
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Engineering Manager, App Primitives

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Job Summary

Lead and grow the App Primitives team that builds shared platform primitives used by every Vanta product team. Own the roadmap for core infrastructure—comments, notifications, event logs, feature flags (Statsig), and task management—while defining the interface model between systems and product teams. Partner with engineering leaders to surface friction, set technical direction across a full-stack team, and manage cross-team dependencies to unlock velocity at scale.
Location: United States
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and grow the App Primitives team, owning hiring, team health, delivery, and development of senior engineers and technical leads.
  • •Own the strategy and roadmap for shared product primitives (comments infrastructure, notifications platform, event logs, feature flags via Statsig, task management).
  • •Define and steward the interface model between App Primitives systems and product teams so they can build quickly and safely.
  • •Partner with product engineering leaders to identify developer needs and friction in shared systems, prioritizing investments that unlock velocity at scale.
  • •Set technical direction for a full-stack team across data models, backend services, and UI primitives, while managing cross-team dependencies and stakeholder expectations.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 260,000 - 306,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kParental LeaveRemote WorkPaid LeaveSick TimePaid Holidays

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of engineering experience with 2+ years managing engineering teams, including developing senior engineers and technical leads.
  • •Experience leading platform, shared services, or product infrastructure teams where other teams build on your output.
  • •Technical fluency across the full stack, including depth in backend systems, shared data models, and API design.
  • •Strong cross-functional collaboration with product, design, and engineering leaders to define ownership boundaries and drive alignment.
  • •Track record of hiring senior engineers and building a team culture people want to join.
Experience:Platform engineeringShared servicesProduct infrastructure
Skills:Technical judgmentCross-functional collaborationTeam leadershipStakeholder managementAutonomy
Tech Stack:StatsigAI

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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