Sr. Software Engineer (Distributed Systems)

Vantage Compute is the Data Provisioning Company, helping organizations provision secure, governed data access at the speed modern business demands. We automate access by policy and by request—eliminating tickets, reducing risk, and enabling both humans and AI systems to work with data safely and instantly. Founded in 2015, Vantage Compute is trusted by Fortune 500 companies and government agencies worldwide and operates as a hybrid workplace globally. • Technology partners include Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Starburst. • Vantage Compute has been recognized by Forbes as a top American startup employer, by Inc. Magazine and BuiltIn as one of the best workplaces, and by Fast Company as one of the top 50 most innovative companies. • $267 million in total funding. Lead investors include NightDragon, Snowflake, and Databricks, along with additional funding from ServiceNow, Citi Ventures, Dell Technologies Capital, DFJ Growth, IAG, Intel Capital, March Capital, Okta Ventures, StepStone, Ten Eleven Ventures, and Wipro Ventures. • A hybrid workplace with offices in Boston, MA; Columbus, Ohio; College Park, Maryland. ABOUT OUR TEAM At Vantage Compute , we’re on a mission to make data secure, accessible, and trusted for every organization. Our Engineering Team builds the technologies that power this mission — enabling global enterprises to automate data access control, privacy enforcement, and policy management across modern cloud ecosystems. YOUR ROLE As a Senior Software Engineer on the Agentic Access team, you’ll play a key role in designing, building, and evolving the AI systems that underpin Vantage Compute ’s data governance platform. You’ll work at the intersection of AI and data security — building the foundational capabilities that allow autonomous agents to discover, authenticate against, and securely access governed data. You’ll collaborate with other engineers, product managers, and designers to architect scalable solutions, guide technical direction, and mentor peers in best practices. This is a hands-on, highly impactful role for someone who enjoys balancing deep technical work with product impact and wants to help define how AI interacts with enterprise data. HOW YOU’LL MAKE AN IMPACT Architect and Build Scalable Systems : Design and develop new applications and workflows that deliver high reliability and performance. Improve Performance at Scale: Identify bottlenecks, tune Postgres queries, and optimize system performance as data volumes grow. Mentor and Guide: Provide technical leadership, mentoring junior engineers and fostering a culture of learning and excellence. Influence Technical Direction: Improve engineering processes through automation, testing, and continuous delivery. WHAT YOU’LL OWN Design, build, and deliver backend services and distributed workflows that power Vantage Compute ’s core platform. Build and operate services that integrate with modern data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, Starburst, and Redshift. Implement and maintain TypeScript-based microservices, RESTful APIs, and Temporal workflows. Own Postgres performance and reliability, including query authoring, tuning (configuration of memory and buffers, WAL tuning, and table design), benchmarking, and schema design. Deploy and operate microservices in Kubernetes-based environments, using tools like Skaffold and Flux to support modern CI/CD workflows, with a focus on scalability and reliability. Participation in code reviews, design discussions, and system architecture planning. WHAT WILL MAKE YOU STAND OUT Experience : 5–8 years of software engineering experience in SaaS, cloud, or data-intensive environments; Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field is preferred. Languages & Frameworks : Strong proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js, with experience building backend services and data-driven applications. Architecture Expertise : Hands-on experience designing and operating microservice and distributed systems, including asynchronous or long-running workflows (e.g., Temporal or similar systems) and API design. Data & Cloud Platforms: Experience working with Postgres, including writing and tuning SQL for performance, and deploying services using Docker and Kubernetes in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP). Team Dynamic : Excellent communicator who is curious, self-directed, and passionate about building high-quality software that drives measurable customer values. Benefits At Vantage Compute , our goal is to help bridge the gap between personal and professional growth, so that our team members can be well and thrive personally and professionally. After all, great professional success stories rarely happen without great personal success stories! Our generous benefits package given to all full time employees includes: - 100% employer paid Healthcare (Medical, Dental, Vision) premiums for you and your dependents (including Domestic Partners) - Stock Options - Paid parental leave (Both Maternity and Paternity) - Unlimited Paid time