Staff Software Engineer

Staff Software Engineer

Powered by AI, Vantaca's vision is big! We are the leading AI-native community management performance platform that enables owners and operators, community management teams, boards and associations to work smarter, faster, and with unprecedented insight. More than just accounting and management software, Vantaca is intelligent business operating software that leverages artificial intelligence to automate routine work, surface actionable insights, and help our customers increase revenue, efficiency, flexibility, and control.

Built on modern cloud architecture with a single-platform design, Vantaca combines comprehensive functionality that adapts to 100% of business processes with AI-powered automation that learns and improves over time. Our proactive AI capabilities don't just report on what happened; they predict what's coming and recommend what to do next. From intelligent document processing and predictive analytics to automated workflows and conversational interfaces, we're transforming how community management companies operate.

With seamless integrations across the software and banking ecosystem, we're building the intelligent hub for community management where AI doesn't just assist, it anticipates. Vantaca is focused exclusively on community management and is the trusted technology leader defining the AI-powered future of the community association management industry. We're building something fundamentally different, and our customers are experiencing the competitive advantage that comes from working with truly intelligent software.

Vantaca just achieved unicorn status with a $1.25B valuation, so it's safe to say we're past the "scrappy startup phase." We're not just building a successful company, we're building the category-defining platform that will transform how an entire industry operates.

As part of that growth, we're building out our second engineering and product hub in Raleigh-Durham and we're looking for the people who'll help shape it from the ground up. This is a hybrid position, so candidates local to the Raleigh-Durham area are encouraged to apply.

Overview

We're looking for a Staff Engineer who thinks in systems, leads through craft, and is fluent in AI-native development. This isn't a role for someone who uses AI occasionally, it's for someone who has fundamentally changed how they work because of it. You'll tackle our most complex engineering challenges, mentor the engineers around you, and help define what world-class software development looks like inside an AI centered software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical leader and mentor; pair with engineers, lead code reviews, and elevate the team's collective capability
• Own the most difficult engineering problems end-to-end, from diagnosis through documentation of the solution
• Lead and contribute to inception ceremonies that translate product intent into validated, spec-driven work ready for AI-assisted construction
• Drive spec-first development practices, producing specifications that are execution documents, not afterthoughts
• Continuously identify opportunities to increase engineering efficiency and move operations toward greater automation and autonomy
• Partner with product and QA to define acceptance criteria, resolve defects, and ensure quality at every gate
• Lead software deployments and actively participate in backlog refinement to shape the right solutions
• Stay on top of emerging AI tooling and engineering practices, bringing new ideas to the team with intention and urgency

Requirements

• 8-10 years of experience in backend software development, including complex business logic, scalable architecture, and system design
• Hands-on experience with Azure (Azure Functions or equivalent cloud-native services a strong plus)
• Familiarity with microservices architecture, event-driven systems, REST APIs, and Entity Framework
• Daily, hands-on use of AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, or Windsurf in real production work
• Ability to articulate how AI has changed your development workflow with specific, concrete examples
• Curiosity about and experience with AI-assisted development patterns, using AI as a collaborator across the full development lifecycle, not just for code completion

Core Values

• Always Growing: Likes change and enjoys finding new ways to improve their knowledge and the product. Always ready to learn quickly, helping themselves and the team grow.
• Win as a Team: Builds trust and works together by making sure everyone communicates well. Actively involved in daily work, working closely with the team, listening to their ideas, and celebrating successes together.
• Accountability Starts with Me: Notices problems and takes personal action to solve them.
• Unwavering Commitment to Customer Experience: Regularly talks to customers, taking personal responsibility to understand what they need, address concerns, and make their experience better with improved Vantaca processes.
• Innovate Boldly: We challenge the status quo and push boundaries to create meaningful change. We act with urgency and purpose, knowing that innovation drives our success.

Why You Should Join Our Team

• AI-First Culture
• Our eNPS is +68! (Google it, that is great)
• Benefits: Medical, Dental, and Vision kick in day one
• Unlimited PTO (with a requirement for employees to take a minimum of one continuous week per year)
• 401K with Company Match
• Great parental leave benefits
• Named on Inc 5000 list of America's Fastest Growing Private Companies
• Named on Inc 5000 Vet 100 Private Companies list multiple years in a row
• Winner of Coastal Entrepreneur Award, Technology Category
• Active employee-led Culture Committee
• Ongoing industry and professional development trainings available to all employees
• Multiple leaders on the executive committee recognized as 40 under 40 recipients for contributions to business and community
• We're playing offense to win, as our product market fit and our world-class employees make us the leader in our space. We're building something cool and people like it here

We receive many resumes for our open positions and each one is reviewed by a human being on our recruiting team. We will compare your background with the qualifications and requirements for the position.

If you are selected for an interview you will receive an e-mail from someone on our recruiting team with an @vantaca.com email address. It may take some time for us to review all of the applications so give us some time to respond. We appreciate your interest in this role.