Process
I applied online. The process took 1 week.
I had an interview with the recruiter and then a technical interview with an engineer from a different team than the one I was interviewing for. The interview with the recruiter was typical and a good experience. The technical one less so.
It was a really simple engineering problem, but the interviewer seemed like he had no training in doing interviews. During the coding portion, he never let me move past a "mistake" without correcting me on it. You could tell he didn't want me to solve the problem the way I would, but rather the way he would. I don't feel like they learned anything about me other than I have a different programming style than the engineer they had interview me.
Questions
A simple question about determining if a function's parameters met a set of ~3 criteria.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 20 interview experiences for the Vanta Software Engineer role.
Success Rate
Vanta's interview process for their Software Engineer roles is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Vanta's Software Engineer interview process.
Vanta Work Experiences
- 5.0goodSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, NYNovember 7, 2024Pros: Good, WLB, solid. Going to make money.Cons: Well, I don't really know what to say.
- 5.0IC3 (Mid-Level) SWE experience at VantaSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, CASeptember 17, 2026Pros: The company is on a rocket ship and is doing well. Leadership is aligned on what I believe will make the company succeed. Lots of problems to solve where I personally won't get bored for 1+ year. Good WLB in my experience for engineering where I never feel like I am being worked too hard, but have enough work to put in a good effort. No pressure from Leadership to work more or on weekends.Cons: Lack of detail towards operations. Luckily Vanta still has a high bar towards paging, so pages are low, but low severities can be ignored or not diagnosed. Like any startup, re-orgs are common and business priorities shift frequently.
- 5.0It’s goodSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLos Angeles, CASeptember 8, 2025Pros: Growing fast. Decent engineers and product managers. Good WLB.Cons: I have nothing bad to say about this place.
