At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it.
As a Senior Applied AI Engineer at Vanta, you will play a crucial role in shaping Vanta’s AI offerings, setting technical strategy, and leading projects that leverage AI to deliver smarter, faster outcomes for our customers. You'll be part of a team integrating AI into the Vanta product, working alongside a multidisciplinary group of product engineers, machine learning engineers, product managers, designers, and security and compliance experts to implement, scale, and maintain AI-enabled product experiences. In this role, you’ll build products that enable Vanta’s customers to leverage AI to accelerate their journey towards compliance, managing risk, and earning trust.
What you’ll do as an engineer working on Applied AI at Vanta: Work cross-functionally to design and implement AI-powered features to deliver customer value and integrate LLMs with Vanta’s existing products and systems. You’ll work with other product engineers across Vanta to understand how AI systems can accelerate product adoption at Vanta Instrument evaluations, guardrails, and monitoring, and review customer usage to continually improve quality Collaborate with AI Platform engineers shaping foundational AI systems and tooling that accelerate product teams Make pragmatic tradeoffs that consider business priorities, user experience, and a sustainable technical foundation Mentor engineers, champion good technical and product instincts, and model a collaborative, high-ownership engineering culture At least 7 years of industry experience as a software engineer You’ve shipped LLM-backed products and have experience with prompting, RAG,
and/or agent frameworks You have experience designing, building, and scaling full-stack applications, including backend systems, APIs, and frontend interfaces. You have familiarity with TypeScript, React, and Node.js, or a willingness to learn!
You have experience improving AI systems, creating eval sets, and driving quality hill-climbing You have experience mentoring other engineers and collaborating with product and design While you bring robust opinions, you prioritize building a platform that meets users where they are Industry-competitive salary and equity 100% covered medical, dental, and vision benefits with dependents coverage Pension contribution 16 weeks paid Parental Leave for all new parents Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipend Flexible work hours and location 21 days of Vacation Time and 80 hours of Sick Leave 11 company-paid holidays Virtual team building activities, lunch and learns, and other company-wide events! We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar-stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors and may vary based on candidate location, skills, depth of work experience, and relevant licenses/credentials.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender identity, age, religion, sexual orientation, veteran or disability status, or any other protected class. We started in 2018, in the wake of several high-profile data breaches. Online security was only becoming more important, but we knew firsthand how hard it could be for fast-growing companies to invest the time and manpower it takes to build a solid security foundation.
From our early days automating security monitoring for compliance standards like SOC 2, HIPAA and ISO 27001 to creating the world's leading Trust Management Platform, our vision remains unchanged. Now more than ever, making security continuous—not just a point-in-time check— is essential.
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