Vanta · 4 months ago
Staff Software Engineer, Design Systems
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$238K/yr - $280K/yr
9+ years expVanta is dedicated to helping businesses earn and prove trust through continuous security monitoring. As a Staff Software Engineer on Design Systems, you will drive technical strategy, lead initiatives, and ensure high-quality user experiences by collaborating across teams and mentoring engineers.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)ComplianceCyber SecurityInternetSoftware
Responsibilities
Be a leader for and advise on UI/UX best practices and standards at Vanta bringing a high bar for design craft ensuring our components are both functional and refined
Build, maintain, and update existing shared UI components to ensure they are consistent across our system and product, bug free, well tested, and well documented
Educate all engineers in UX and industry standards and best practices, our Design System guidance, and how to implement in code
Support product team use cases through building new shared patterns when it makes sense to extend the system, or updating guidance
Identify, scope, and lead large technical projects that lay the groundwork for building highly performant and reliable systems
Lead key technical decisions that will form the system’s stance and recommendations for product teams
Rally cross-functional teams to drive initiatives to completion, even without direct management of team members
Address product, technical, and operational challenges with clear, impactful solutions
Serve as a cultural leader, modeling collaborative behaviors and mentoring engineers to elevate organizational performance
Qualification
Required
Over 9 years of industry experience with deep expertise in one or more technical areas (e.g., frontend, design systems, accessibility, app performance, runtime)
Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives, driving strategic projects and improving organizational processes in fast-paced, dynamic environments
Mastery in system design and software architecture, with an emphasis on user experience and accessibility standards, and a strong sense of design craft
Extensive experience building tooling and abstractions for developers that result in user-facing experiences
Expertise in debugging and supporting platform tooling for the frontend
Strong leadership and mentorship experience, consistently up-leveling teams and leading by example
Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and advocate for technical decisions at all levels of the organization
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
Virtual team building activities, lunch and learns, and other company-wide events!
Company
Vanta
Vanta is a trust management platform that automates compliance and risk management.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (23)
2024 (6)
2023 (4)
2022 (10)
2021 (3)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$503MKey Investors
Wellington ManagementSequoia CapitalCrowdStrike
2025-07-23Series D· $150M
2024-07-24Series C· $150M
2023-05-10Series B
Leadership Team
Christina Cacioppo
Cofounder and CEO
David Eckstein
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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