Vanta•24 days ago
Senior Backend Software Engineer, Integrations Platform
Recruiter Fit Breakdown & Candid Summary
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Vanta is hiring a Senior Backend Software Engineer to lead the technical direction and scaling of their Integrations Platform team.
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The ideal candidate brings 8+ years of backend experience building fault-tolerant systems, robust APIs, and scalable data ingestion pipelines.
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You will mentor engineers, build developer tooling, and shape the architecture using TypeScript, React, and Node.js.
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Engineers who thrive in high-growth, fast-paced environments with a bias for action will excel; those preferring rigid, slow-moving processes should not apply.
Role Responsibilities
- 1Set technical strategy and direction for critical platform surface areas, staying ahead of rapid growth.
- 2Design and evolve the APIs, primitives, and self-service golden paths that internal teams, partners, and customers build on.
- 3Own the authentication, data-ingestion, and schema-evolution primitives that keep integrations with external systems secure and reliable at scale.
- 4Build secure, well-documented, scalable backend services and developer tooling (including CI/CD) that propel engineering productivity.
- 5Drive performance, operational excellence, and SDLC best practices; make and defend buy-vs-build and one-way-door decisions.
- 6Act as a force multiplier: mentor and uplevel teammates, and set the design patterns the team standardizes on.
Skills Matrix
Must-Have Skills
Backend Development
TypeScript
Node.js
API Design
RESTful APIs
GraphQL
Authentication Protocols(OAuth)
Data Integrations
Technical Leadership
Nice-to-Have Skills
React
Security Products
Compliance Products
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