Drata · 3 months ago
Staff Software Engineer, Enterprise (Remote)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$201K/yr - $248K/yr
10+ years expDrata is a trust management platform that uses AI-driven automation to modernize governance, risk, and compliance. The Staff Software Engineer serves as a technical leader, designing scalable systems and guiding architectural decisions while collaborating closely with Product and Engineering leadership.
ComplianceInformation TechnologySaaSSecuritySoftware
Responsibilities
Partner with Product to shape roadmap requirements and recommend the right technologies and design patterns
Review architecture and code for your team’s projects to ensure quality, scalability, and security—while empowering the team to own implementation and delivery
Troubleshoot performance and scalability issues escalated from your teams. Identify root causes, guide solutions, and see them through to resolution
Own and deliver cross-team projects that are difficult to tackle at the team level—such as introducing new frameworks, improving the developer experience, or migrating shared functionality
Mentor engineers across teams through guilds, office hours, and informal coaching
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience as a software engineer, with a strong foundation in building and maintaining production systems
3+ years of experience working with Node.js or React in production environments
1+ years of experience with NestJS (preferred)
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
Strong experience with authentication & authorization protocols like OAuth, SCIM, OIDC, and RBAC systems
In depth knowledge of authentication and authorization systems from large third party providers
Strong proficiency with JavaScript/TypeScript and object-oriented programming
Building and consuming RESTful web services
Networking protocols and relational databases
Writing unit, integration, and end-to-end tests
Using logging and telemetry tools to monitor and debug production systems
Working with Git and modern CI/CD practices
At least one major cloud platform (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) or infrastructure as code tools (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi)
Preferred
AI-assisted development tools
TypeORM, Jest, Redis, and ElasticSearch
Benefits
Healthcare: 90-100% paid premiums for medical, dental, and vision plans for employee and dependents + on demand health care concierge
HSA, FSA, & DCFSA: Pre-tax savings plans for healthcare and dependent care, with up to a $600 annual employer contribution to the HSA plan (if enrolled in HSA medical plan)
100% paid short and long term disability plus life + AD&D benefits
Learning & Development: $500 annually towards professional development opportunities + $250 annually towards personal development opportunities
Flexible Time Off: Flexible vacation policy for strong, fully charged batteries
16 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: An inclusive policy to ensure you have time with your newborn, newly adopted, or foster child (available after six months of employment)
Work Remotely: Flexible hours and work from home + $1,000 annually to cover necessary business related items for your home office
401K: Reach your financial goals while reducing your taxes
Company
Drata
Drata is a Trust Management Platform that automates compliance workflows, streamlines risk management, and continuous security assurance
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)
2024 (2)
2023 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$328.24MKey Investors
ICONIQ GrowthNotable CapitalCowboy Ventures
2022-12-07Series C· $200M
2021-11-08Series B· $100M
2021-06-23Series A· $25M
Leadership Team
Daniel Marashlian
Co-Founder & CTO
Troy Markowitz
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer
Recent News
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