# Senior Software Engineer, Evaluation Engine

Hiring organization: [Vanta](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/vanta)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/34152fb2-dc2e-45bf-925f-68053da7894b

Listed on Vanta's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Location: Remote U.S.
- Remote: yes
- Salary: 195000 – 229000 USD per year

## Summary

This is a Senior Software Engineer position focused on building and maintaining the runtime platform that executes security tests across Vanta's customer base. The role suits experienced backend engineers who excel at designing scalable systems, debugging complex production issues, and mentoring others while taking ownership of critical infrastructure.

_Our summary, not Vanta's wording._

## Skills named

Datadog, GraphQL, MongoDB, TypeScript

## Required

- Strong experience building and operating reliable, scalable backend systems in production
- Independently delivered complex technical projects with undefined problems or solutions
- Strong systems thinking and backend system design fundamentals
- Strong debugging skills across reliability, correctness, performance, and scalability
- Effective technical decision-making and production system ownership
- Clear communication of technical decisions and thoughtful code review feedback
- US work authorization without sponsorship
- Physical residency and work exclusively from within the United States

## Nice to have

- Experience with TypeScript, GraphQL, MongoDB, and Datadog
- Openness to using AI to amplify skills and improve efficiency

Apply on Vanta's site: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/vanta/b5c4b58a-0b6b-40a2-b0de-328e4f943060/application