Engineering Manager, App Primitives

Remote U.S.. Posted 2 months ago

The role

You will lead the App Primitives team building shared product primitives like comments, notifications, and feature flags. You will own the infrastructure layer and set technical direction for a full-stack team.

What you will do

Lead and grow the App Primitives team, owning hiring, team health, delivery, and development of senior engineers and technical leads
Own the strategy and roadmap for shared product primitives including comments, notifications, event log, feature flag system, and task management
Define and steward the interface model between App Primitives systems and product teams
Partner with product engineering leaders to surface developer needs and prioritize investments
Set technical direction for a full-stack team working across data models, backend services, and UI primitives
Manage cross-team dependencies and stakeholder expectations

Required qualifications

3+ years of engineering experience
2+ years managing engineering teams
Track record of developing senior engineers and technical leads
Experience leading platform, shared services, or product infrastructure teams
Technical fluency across the full stack including backend systems, shared data models, and API design
Strong cross-functional collaborator
Track record of hiring senior engineers in a competitive market
Experience managing multi-team dependencies and delivering across concurrent workstreams with limited oversight
Uses AI in day-to-day work to amplify skills and strengthen outcomes

Benefits

Industry-competitive salary and equity
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
100% of employee-only benefit premiums covered for most medical plans
16 weeks 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
80 hours of Sick Time
11 company-paid holidays

About the company

Vanta helps businesses earn and prove trust by enabling continuous security monitoring and verification. The company provides a Trust Management Platform to help companies improve and prove their security.