Our Mission & Values:
At Drata, we help companies earn and keep the trust of their users, customers, partners, and prospects. We’re the proof layer that shows great companies deserve the trust they aim to build.

We live our values every day. Built on Trust means consistency is everything. Act with Integrity by always doing the right thing. Being Customer-Obsessed keeps the people we serve at the center of our work. Competitive Fire drives us to push ourselves harder than anyone else. Diversity brings unique perspectives that lead to better solutions. Automation First ensures we save time and money by making efficiency a priority.

Our Culture & Work Style 🚀

At Drata, we’re not just building software - we’re building a mindset. Everything we do springs from:

• Be a Driver (Owner‑Operator Mentality): Own your work. Improve relentlessly. Deliver results.

• Move at Drata Speed (Precision & Velocity): Fast decisions. Quick learning. Immediate impact.

• Stay Mission-Driven (Customer‑Obsessed): Challenge assumptions. Deliver value. Stay hungry.

We pair that high-velocity culture with a thoughtful hybrid model because we believe flexibility and collaboration both matter. That’s why in the Bay we come together in-office Tuesday through Thursday our high‑impact collaboration days where teams align, strategize, and innovate. Mondays and Fridays are flexible, giving you space for focused work, balance, and autonomy.

If you thrive when you’re empowered, energized, and working with smart, mission-driven people, you’ll feel at home here.

Why Join The Drata Team?

The best way to understand the Driver’s Mindset is to see it in action. We’re an award-winning, mission-driven team of 600+ people worldwide, united by a culture that values trust, speed, and continuous growth.

• See the Speed: Watch our CEO, Adam Markowitz, discuss the hyper-growth journey, from $0 to $100M ARR in just four years

• Hear the Voice of the Team: Explore our "Life at Drata" page for employee testimonials on our collaborative and the growth opportunities available.

• Experience the Impact: See why we are consistently recognized on Fortune's Best Workplaces lists.

• Connect with Us on Socials: LinkedIn - follow us for company updates, employee stories, and career news.

Job Summary:

The Staff Platform Engineer plays a pivotal role in crafting and enhancing the tools and platform that elevate the development experience for our internal engineering teams. By focusing on developer efficiency, tooling, and the seamless integration of our development processes, this position is essential in enabling our teams to deliver innovative products rapidly and reliably.

What you’ll do:

• Design, develop, and maintain a comprehensive platform that supports internal development workflows, from code inception to deployment.

• Lead the creation of developer tools that automate and streamline our CI/CD processes, enhancing productivity and ensuring consistency across environments.

• Implement monitoring and analytics tools that provide actionable insights into application performance and development pipeline efficiency.

• Work closely with the Infrastructure and Data Teams to enhance developer tooling and data access, streamlining data-driven development and analytics processes.

• Create and design architecture diagrams to guide the development of scalable and efficient systems.

• Mentor and guide team members, fostering their growth and development.

• Collaborate with product managers to translate product requirements into technical specifications.

• Architect and develop highly scalable web applications and RESTful APIs.

• Build tools, services, and automation to enhance the capabilities of our platform.

• Evaluate and enhance the performance, durability, and security of production applications.

• Contribute to server-side code and database architecture using NodeJS and NestJS.

• Contribute to client-side code using React.

• Ensure adherence to best practices through thorough code reviews and coaching.

• Adapt quickly to evolving business needs and transition between different contexts seamlessly.

What you’ll bring:

• 10+ years of experience as a software engineer, with a proven track record of delivering complex solutions.

• 3+ years of experience with NodeJS and React, with familiarity in NestJS and/or NextJS being a plus.

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related field.

• Proficiency in Temporal, Terraform, ElasticSearch/OpenSearch, PostgreSQL, and Snowflake, JavaScript, ES6, TypeORM, MySQL, Git, Jest, Redis, REST principles.

• Experience in AWS hosting and building in AWS.

• Strong object-oriented programming skills and understanding of algorithms and web services.

• Previous experience leading engineering teams and delivering successful projects.

• Self-directed and independent, with a passion for driving complete features/products from inception to delivery.

• Ability to navigate and negotiate difficult tradeoffs effectively.

• Agile development experience, with a preference for candidates with startup or scaling experience.

• Nice to have: Familiarity with Temporal, Terraform, ElasticSearch/OpenSearch, PostgreSQL, and Snowflake.

How we support you:
At Drata, our people are our strongest advantage—and we prove it with support that exceeds industry standards. Our total rewards package is designed to power your well-being, accelerate your growth, and keep your work-life balance thriving.

Explore how we invest in your Life at Drata.

• Shared Success: We provide stock equity to ensure that as the company grows, you share directly in that success. Equity gives every employee a sense of ownership and the opportunity to celebrate our wins together—because your contributions don’t just support our progress; they help drive our collective success.

• Health & Wellness: Up to 100% employer-paid premiums for medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents, along with comprehensive wellness benefits and healthcare concierge services designed to support your needs beyond traditional insurance.

• Financial Well-being: A comprehensive suite of financial benefits, including a 401(k) plan, company-paid life and disability insurance, tax-advantaged spending accounts, and a range of discounted voluntary offerings to help you customize and strengthen your overall financial position.

• Family Support: We want to support you in life's most important moments, so we offer a paid Parental Leave policy, after six months of employment. Employees also receive access to Kindbody fertility and family-building benefits and dedicated leave specialists who help guide you through the entire process.

• Growth & Development: Generous annual stipends for both professional and personal development, empowering you to invest in your continued growth. You’ll also have access to a wide range of internal learning opportunities, ensuring you can build new skills, deepen your expertise, and advance your career with confidence.

• Time Off & Flexibility: We believe that to do your best work, you should get the time you need for rest, rejuvenation and recovery. Drata offers a flexible vacation policy, paid holidays, and other perks to recharge.

This role will receive a competitive base salary, benefits, and stock, typically in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The applicable salary range for this role is: $200,000 - $271,500.

A variety of factors are considered when determining someone’s leveling and compensation–including a candidate’s professional background and experience. These ranges may be modified in the future and final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed above.