Posted Jan 17, 2026

Senior Backend Software Engineer, Identity

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Description: • At Vanta, our mission is to secure the internet and protect consumer data. • Vanta’s product monitors the security posture for thousands of companies, pulling tens of millions of API calls of data per day. • As a Senior Software Engineer at Vanta, you’ll be responsible for setting technical direction to provide a strong foundation for our infrastructure. • Your work will be fundamental to Vanta's success with enterprise customers, where robust identity management is essential to earning trust with sensitive data. Requirements: • Have at least 8 years of industry experience with backend development • Strong knowledge of authentication protocols (OIDC, SAML) and identity federation concepts (SSO), or authorization frameworks (RBAC, policy-based access control) • Experience building platform services that scale across multiple teams • Strong data modeling skills for systems with complex relationships • Experience solving distributed systems challenges around performance and security • Success with complex technical migrations that maintain system stability • Security-focused mindset and understanding of enterprise security practices • Have led technical projects spanning months • Work well in environments that value decisive action and getting things done • Experience mentoring and collaborating with other engineers • Interest in contributing to Vanta's engineering culture as we grow Benefits: • 100% covered medical, dental, and vision benefits with dependents coverage • 16 weeks fully-paid parental Leave for all new parents • Health & wellness and remote workplace stipends • Family planning benefits through Carrot Fertility • 401(k) matching • Flexible work hours and location • Open PTO policy • 11 paid holidays in the US • Offices in SF, NYC, Dublin, and Sydney Apply Job!