Senior Platform Engineer: Shared APIs & Libraries

Vanta; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanta is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Product Platform group to help build shared foundations powering all engineering teams. You will work across two closely-aligned teams, focusing on building scalable, developer-facing systems and APIs that enable faster, more reliable product delivery.

You’ll collaborate with product engineering to translate needs into robust APIs, drive architectural decisions, and uphold standards for performance, security, and developer experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend or fullstack software engineering experience, with a focus on platform, shared infrastructure, or developer-facing systems.
• Experience building shared APIs, services, or platform components used by multiple engineering teams - a platform mindset is critical
• Familiarity with distributed systems, event-driven architecture, or message queue systems (Kafka, SQS, pub/sub)
• Excellent communication skills - able to work cross-functionally with engineering, product, and design stakeholders, and to clearly articulate technical trade-offs
• Track record of shipping high-quality, maintainable code with sound judgment on architectural decisions
• Open to using AI to amplify their skills and strengthen their work - demonstrating curiosity, a willingness to learn, and sound judgment in applying AI responsibly to improve efficiency and impact.

Responsibilities

• Design and build high-quality, scalable systems and shared libraries that multiple engineering teams depend on
• Partner with product engineering teams to translate needs into clean APIs and services
• Drive technical decisions and influence architecture across team boundaries for scalability
• Define and uphold engineering standards for shared components for performance and security
• Participate in code review, design discussions, and technical planning to raise engineering quality
• Write and maintain thorough documentation for systems and libraries
• Contribute to building Vanta's engineering culture as we scale

Skills

Backend development

Fullstack development

API design

Distributed systems

Event-driven architecture

Cross-functional communication

AI for productivity

Tools

Kafka

SQS

Pub/Sub

Job description

Vanta is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Product Platform group to help build shared foundations powering all engineering teams. You will work across two closely-aligned teams, focusing on building scalable, developer-facing systems and APIs that enable faster, more reliable product delivery.

You’ll collaborate with product engineering to translate needs into robust APIs, drive architectural decisions, and uphold standards for performance, security, and developer experience.