Staff Software Engineer, AI and Data Risk
Vanta · Remote · Remote - UK ·
COMPENSATION
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Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Staff level role
- Remote-first (UK/Ireland)
- TypeScript + React
- AI & Privacy focus
- 10+ years experience
As a Staff Software Engineer, you will drive the development of privacy, AI, and risk management features that expand Vanta’s value proposition. You will partner with product and design teams to deliver high-impact solutions while setting technical direction across multiple groups.
This position plays a key part in growing the engineering presence in Europe. You will define abstractions and systems that allow the platform to scale, ensuring a consistent customer experience while navigating complex compliance and data-governance requirements.
What you'll do
- Lead large technical projects to evolve core products for scale and reliability
- Design and own new functionality using modern frameworks and tooling
- Set technical direction for privacy and AI governance across multiple teams
- Make tradeoffs balancing business priorities, user experience, and technical debt
- Shape engineering practices including hiring, onboarding, and mentorship
- Act as a cultural beacon to raise the bar for engineering excellence
What you'll need
- At least 10 years of industry experience as a software engineer
- Experience leading large technical projects spanning multiple teams
- Proven track record of setting technical direction beyond immediate team
- Background building successful SaaS products for startup and enterprise users
- Experience in rapidly scaling startups or environments with bias for action
- History of mentoring engineers and leading by example
Stack
- TypeScript
- React
- Node.js
How you'll work
- Remote-first policy for UK and Ireland based engineers
- London staff required in office 2–3 days per week
- Other UK/Ireland staff travel to London roughly once per quarter
- Occasional travel accounts for less than 20% of time
What you get
- Industry-competitive salary and equity package
- 100% covered medical, dental, and vision with dependents coverage
- 16 weeks paid parental leave for all new parents
- Stipends for health, wellness, remote workspace, internet, and mobile
- Commuter benefits and lunch allowance for office attendees
- Pension matching contribution
- 25 days annual leave plus unlimited sick time
- 8 company-paid holidays annually