Software Engineer, AI Product (Canada)

Vanta
Toronto
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 215,000 - 260,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 7+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Collaboration","Mentoring","Problem-solving"]

Senior Applied AI Engineer role focused on shaping AI offerings, designing and delivering AI-powered features, and mentoring a high-ownership engineering culture. You will integrate LLMs into Vanta’s products, define technical strategy, and collaborate cross-functionally to scale AI-enabled experiences that help customers accelerate their compliance journey.

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Vanta
2 months ago

Software Engineer, AI Product (Canada)

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Job Summary

Senior Applied AI Engineer role focused on shaping AI offerings, designing and delivering AI-powered features, and mentoring a high-ownership engineering culture. You will integrate LLMs into Vanta’s products, define technical strategy, and collaborate cross-functionally to scale AI-enabled experiences that help customers accelerate their compliance journey.
Location: Toronto
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and implement AI-powered features and integrate LLMs with existing products and systems, collaborating with product engineers to accelerate product adoption.
  • •Instrument evaluations, guardrails, and monitoring, and review customer usage to continually improve quality.
  • •Collaborate with AI Platform engineers to shape foundational AI systems and tooling.
  • •Make pragmatic tradeoffs considering business priorities, user experience, and a sustainable technical foundation.
  • •Mentor engineers and model a collaborative, high-ownership engineering culture.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 215,000 - 260,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Medical Benefits401kEquityRemote WorkPaid LeaveHolidaysParental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •At least 7 years of industry experience as a software engineer.
  • •Shipped LLM-backed products and experience with prompting, RAG, and/or agent frameworks.
  • •Experience designing, building, and scaling full-stack applications, including backend systems, APIs, and frontend interfaces; familiarity with TypeScript, React, and Node.js.
  • •Experience improving AI systems, creating eval sets, and driving quality improvements.
  • •Experience mentoring other engineers and collaborating with product and design.
Experience:7+ yearsAILLMStartup
Skills:CommunicationCollaborationMentoringProblem-solving
Tech Stack:TypeScriptReactNode.jsLLMPromptsRAG

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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