Remote Engineering Manager, Core Platform — Scale & Security

Vanta; San Francisco (CA); On-site; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Pension contribution

Flexible work hours and location

21 days of Vacation Time

Job summary

Vanta is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Core Platform team. You will ensure scalable and reliable infrastructure, driving engineering excellence while fostering team growth.

The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience managing platform teams in high-growth tech environments, alongside a strong decision-making record. The role also emphasizes building a positive engineering culture and managing complex projects with cross-functional stakeholders.

Expect a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a flexible work environment in Canada.

Qualifications

• 5+ years managing platform or infrastructure teams at high-growth tech companies.
• Strong decision maker who balances ambiguity, data, speed, and quality.
• Track record of maintaining and scaling shared infrastructure in measurable ways.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow high-performing platform engineering teams.
• Set technical direction for multi-quarter platform initiatives.
• Partner with product engineering to identify organizational needs.

Skills

Platform management

Infrastructure reliability

Team leadership

Technical decision making

Cloud infrastructure (AWS)

Effective communication

Tools

AWS (ECS, Fargate)

MongoDB

Job description

Vanta is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Core Platform team. You will ensure scalable and reliable infrastructure, driving engineering excellence while fostering team growth.

The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience managing platform teams in high-growth tech environments, alongside a strong decision-making record. The role also emphasizes building a positive engineering culture and managing complex projects with cross-functional stakeholders.

Expect a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a flexible work environment in Canada.