Senior Software Engineer, Product Platform — Platform APIs

Vanta; Toronto; Remote; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Remote workspace stipend

Pension contribution

Parental leave (16 weeks)

Wellness stipend

Vacation time 21 days

Sick leave 80 hours

Holidays 11

Team events

Global offices

Job summary

Vanta is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Product Platform org in Toronto. You will design scalable libraries and shared APIs used by multiple engineering teams, enabling faster, safer product development.

You will collaborate across product, design, and engineering, influence architectural decisions, and uphold high standards while exploring AI-assisted tooling to boost productivity. This is a remote-friendly, globally distributed team.

Qualifications

• Industry experience in backend or fullstack software engineering.
• Experience building shared APIs, services, or platform components.
• Familiarity with distributed systems, event-driven architecture, or message queue systems (Kafka, SQS, pub/sub).
• Excellent communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.
• Track record of shipping high-quality, maintainable code.
• Open to using AI to amplify skills and improve efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Design and build high-quality, scalable systems and shared libraries used by multiple engineering teams.
• Partner with product engineering to translate needs into clean APIs and services.
• Drive architectural decisions with a focus on scalability and developer experience.
• Define and uphold engineering standards for shared components.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and technical planning.
• Write and maintain documentation for systems and libraries.

Skills

Backend engineering

Fullstack

Platform components

API design

Communication skills

AI in software

Tools

Kafka

SQS

Pub/Sub

Job description

Vanta is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Product Platform org in Toronto. You will design scalable libraries and shared APIs used by multiple engineering teams, enabling faster, safer product development.

You will collaborate across product, design, and engineering, influence architectural decisions, and uphold high standards while exploring AI-assisted tooling to boost productivity. This is a remote-friendly, globally distributed team.