Budapest, Hungary

About Us

Diligent is the global leader in modern governance, providing SaaS solutions across governance, risk, compliance, audit and ESG. Empowering more than 1 million users and 700,000 board members and leaders with a holistic view of their organization’s GRC practices so they can make better decisions, faster. No matter the challenge.

At Diligent, you are an agent of positive change. You are joining a team of passionate, smart, creative people who not only want to help build the software company of the future, but who want to make the world a more sustainable, equitable and better place. Be a part of a global community on a mission to make a real impact.

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We are seeking talented and driven Machine Learning Engineers to join our growing team at Diligent. Reporting to Applied Science Manager, this exciting role involves developing, deploying, scaling, and monitoring machine learning models and LLM-based systems as part of Diligent’s AI platform services to accelerate AI adoption across Diligent's diverse product suite.

Diligent is a global leader in modern governance, delivering innovative SaaS solutions that address governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) needs. Our mission is to empower leaders with cutting-edge technology, actionable insights, and vital connections to drive impactful decisions and lead with purpose.

Key Responsibilities:

Design, develop, deploy, monitor, scale, and troubleshoot machine learning models and LLM-based systems for various applications.

Build automated AI testing and evaluation frameworks.

Collaborate with applied scientists and software engineers to implement and productize AI-based capabilities.

Design and develop AI libraries and frameworks to help accelerate value delivery across AI platform services.

Develop, test, and deploy semantic search, structured retrieval, and RAG use cases across various Diligent products.

Utilize LLMs, knowledge graphs, traditional NLP methods, and custom models to provide document set comprehension capabilities and facilitate insight extraction.

Implement and fine-tune models using Python and PyTorch, leveraging AWS infrastructure.

Work on projects involving sensitive customer content used for Diligent customers’ board communications, which requires stringent privacy and security measures.

Document and communicate your approach, progress, and results to the broader team.

Basic Qualifications:

Proficiency in Python, NumPy, scikit-learn, Pandas, NLTK, spaCy, PyTorch, or similar.

Proficiency in building ML/AI pipelines and relevant tools such as MLFlow, AWS SageMaker, or similar.

Experience with infrastructure-as-code practices in Azure, GCP, AWS, or similar.

Experience with end-to-end AI-based solution lifecycle.

Foundational knowledge in NLP and machine learning.

Preferred Qualifications:

Hands-on experience with LLMs including prompt engineering, fine-tuning, model evaluation, and building RAG-based functionality.

Experience with semantic search and information retrieval systems.

Educational Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Mathematics, or a related field.

Master’s or PhD a plus.

Experience Level:

Machine Learning Engineer I: 0-2 years of relevant experience.

Machine Learning Engineer II: 2-5 years of relevant experience.

Senior Machine Learning Engineer: 5+ years of relevant experience.

Staff/Principal Machine Learning Engineer: 10+ years of relevant experience.

Soft Skills:

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Self-motivated with a proactive approach to project management.

Ability to work effectively in a hybrid or remote environment.

Join us at Diligent and be a part of a team that is at the forefront of transforming the GRC industry with innovative AI solutions. Apply today and help us drive greater impact through technology.

What Diligent Offers You

Creativity is ingrained in our culture. We are innovative collaborators by nature. We thrive in exploring how things can be differently both in our internal processes and to help our clients
We care about our people. Diligent offers a flexible work environment, global days of service, comprehensive health benefits, meeting free days, generous time off policy and wellness programs to name a few
We have teams all over the world. We may be headquartered in New York City, but we have office hubs in Washington D.C., Vancouver, London, Galway, Budapest, Munich, Bengaluru, Singapore, and Sydney.
Diversity is important to us. Growing, maintaining and promoting a diverse team is a top priority for us. We foster and encourage diversity through our Employee Resource Groups and provide access to resources and education to support the education of our team, facilitate dialogue, and foster understanding.

Diligent created the modern governance movement. Our world-changing idea is to empower leaders with the technology, insights and connections they need to drive greater impact and accountability – to lead with purpose. Our employees are passionate, smart, and creative people who not only want to help build the software company of the future, but who want to make the world a more sustainable, equitable and better place.

Headquartered in New York, Diligent has offices in Washington D.C., Baltimore, London, Galway, Budapest, Vancouver, Bengaluru, Munich, and Sydney. 

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