Vanta
Vanta is the leading trust management platform that helps simplify & centralize security for organizations of all sizes.
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
141 days ago
Salary
$207K - $244K / year
Bachelor Degree5 yrs expEnglishPythonType ScriptGo
Job Description
• Collaborate directly with customers to understand their technical goals and translate them into actionable solutions.
• Design and implement integrations, data transformations, and reporting workflows that extend Vanta’s platform to customer-specific use cases.
• Work hands-on across the stack — from APIs and SDKs to infrastructure configuration — to ensure smooth deployment, adoption, and performance.
• Partner closely with Solution Architects and product engineering teams to align on technical requirements, influence roadmap priorities, and share field insights.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues across integrations, data pipelines, and application layers.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customers, enabling them to maximize the value and security impact of Vanta’s platform.
• Contribute to Vanta’s technical and customer success culture by documenting best practices and mentoring teammates.
Job Requirements
- Have 5-10+ years of professional software engineering experience, ideally in customer-facing or deployment-oriented roles.
- Be comfortable coding in one or more modern languages (e.g., TypeScript, Python, Go, or similar) and working with APIs, data systems, and integrations.
- Have strong problem-solving skills and the ability to quickly understand unfamiliar systems and adapt Vanta’s products and platform to them.
- Enjoy working directly with customers; ranging from technical engineers to security and compliance leaders, and thrive in fast-changing, high-impact environments.
- Collaborate effectively with Solution Architects, product engineers, and cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
- Have an interest in security, compliance, or SaaS infrastructure; prior experience in these domains is a plus, but not required.
- Willingness to travel approximately 10–15% of the time for customer engagements, on-site implementations, or strategic planning sessions.
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
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