Engineering Manager, AI

🕒 May 20

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $224k - $263k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

👮‍♀️ Software Engineering Manager

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Vanta

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2018

📋 Compliance

🔐 Security

☁️ SaaS

💰 $40M Series B on 2022-10

Compliance • Security • SaaS

Vanta is a trust management platform that streamlines compliance workflows and enhances security programs for businesses. By leveraging automation, Vanta helps companies achieve and maintain compliance with frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR. It offers solutions for companies of all sizes, from startups to enterprises, ensuring security and compliance at scale. With integrations with over 375 tools, Vanta leverages AI to simplify tasks such as questionnaire automation and vendor risk management. Vanta empowers service providers and auditors to deliver efficient and satisfactory experiences, helping businesses build trust with their clients and partners.

📋 Description

• Build and scale a high-performing team, hiring strategically to fill skill gaps as the team grows • Coach, mentor, and create an environment where your team can do their best work and deliver for the business • Set direction and guide technical strategy for AI agent and downmarket products, ensuring long-term value aligned with Vanta's business priorities • Partner closely with product, design, and AI platform teams to ship customer-facing AI features that automate audit work while maintaining human-in-the-loop controls • Champion best practices for applied AI, including prompt engineering, RAG, agentic frameworks, and quality evaluation • Navigate rapid change and ambiguity with adaptability, iterating quickly on roadmaps as the team's charter and direction evolve

🎯 Requirements

• 2+ years of experience managing technical teams of 4-8+ engineers • Proven track record as a strong individual contributor before transitioning to management, with hands-on applied AI experience • Deep knowledge of building LLM-backed products, including experience with prompting, RAG, agent frameworks, and quality hill-climbing • Experience in fast-paced, startup environments; founder background or YC experience is a strong plus • Strong adaptability and comfort with ambiguity—you can quickly iterate on roadmaps without too much attachment as priorities evolve • Excellent collaboration and influencing skills across engineering, product, design, and cross-functional teams • Familiarity with Vanta's tech stack (TypeScript, React, Node.js) or willingness to ramp quickly • Open to using AI to amplify their skills and strengthen their work - demonstrating curiosity, a willingness to learn, and sound judgment in applying AI responsibly to improve efficiency and impact.

🏖️ Benefits

• Industry-competitive salary and equity • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 100% of employee-only benefit premiums covered for most medical plans • 16 weeks fully-paid Parental Leave for all new parents • Health & wellness stipend • Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipend • Commuter benefits for team members who report to the SF and NYC office • Family planning benefits • Matching 401(k) contribution with immediate vesting • Flexible PTO policy, plus 80 hours of Sick Time • 11 company-paid holidays • Virtual team building activities, lunch and learns, and other company-wide events!