About Us

Diligent is the AI leader in governance, risk and compliance (GRC) SaaS solutions, helping more than 1 million users and 700,000 board members to clarify risk and elevate governance. The Diligent One Platform gives practitioners, the C-Suite and the board a consolidated view of their entire GRC practice so they can more effectively manage risk, build greater resilience and make better decisions, faster.

At Diligent, we're building the future with people who think boldly and move fast. Whether you're designing systems that leverage large language models or part of a team reimaging workflows with AI, you'll help us unlock entirely new ways of working and thinking. Curiosity is in our DNA, we look for individuals willing to ask the big questions and experiment fearlessly - those who embrace change not as a challenge, but as an opportunity. The future belongs to those who keep learning, and we are building it together. At Diligent, you’re not just building the future - you’re an agent of positive change, joining a global community on a mission to make an impact.

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Position Overview

We are looking for a QA Engineer (Mid-level) to join our Diligent engineering organization. You will help deliver secure, reliable, and user-friendly solutions that support our customers in managing critical information and making better governance decisions. You will work in a modern microservice-based environment, primarily using NodeJS (backend) and React (frontend), collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to ensure quality across our applications.

As a QA Engineer you will work in an Agile team with responsibility for designing and executing both automated and manual tests, contributing to the QA strategy for complex features, and identifying/reporting defects. You’ll collaborate closely with all members of the team to help ensure a high-quality product.

Key Responsibilities

Collaborate with the team to break down larger projects into testable user stories and tasks

Contribute to the test strategy and test plans for complex functionalities

Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities within the sprint

Help refine and follow quality guidelines and engineering practices within the team

Perform manual acceptance testing for user stories within sprints

Collaborate with Agile team members as solutions are developed, applying a quality mindset throughout the entire development lifecycle

Perform all aspects of test verification, including test environment management, functional, regression, and integration testing

Contribute to the evaluation and use of AI-driven testing solutions (e.g., intelligent test generation, defect prediction, adaptive test strategies) using LLMs and other AI models

Stay informed about AI trends, tools, and regulations relevant to software testing and bring ideas back to the team

Develop and maintain test automation and integrate it with the build and delivery pipeline

Required Experience/Skills

3–5 years of experience in software testing, including at least 2+ years in test automation

Solid experience in a hands-on development-in-test role at a commercial software company

Experience automating end-to-end (E2E) test cases with TypeScript and preferably Playwright (the project is migrating from Nightwatch.js to Playwright)

Experience automating API-level tests in a microservice architecture

Foundational understanding of how AI can be applied to software engineering and testing (e.g., LLM-assisted test creation, analysis, or tooling)

Practical knowledge of CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Kubernetes, Docker)

Experience creating and executing manual test cases

Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with developers, product managers and other stakeholders

Enjoys working in a diverse, agile environment and contributing to continuous improvement

Some experience supporting or pairing with more junior QA/Test Engineers

Preferred Experience/Skills

Previous experience with performance testing, preferably using k6

Experience working with AWS

Prior exposure to AI-assisted testing tools or experimentation with LLMs in a testing context

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., London, Galway, Budapest, Vancouver, Bengaluru, Munich, Singapore and Sydney.  To foster strong collaboration and connection, this role will follow a hybrid work model. If you are within a commuting distance to one of our Diligent office locations, you will be expected to work onsite at least 50% of the time. We believe that in-person engagement helps drive innovation, teamwork, and a strong sense of community.

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