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.
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As a Staff Software Engineer at Diligent, you will design and build scalable, secure, and high-performance services that power our governance SaaS platform. You’ll work primarily with a MERN-style stack—Node.js, TypeScript, React, and modern front-end frameworks—and deploy cloud-native services on AWS.
You will own services end-to-end, contribute to architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and collaborate closely with Product, Security, and DevOps teams. You’ll also help teams adopt practical AI capabilities responsibly, focusing on real business value, quality, and governance rather than experimentation for its own sake.
Design, build, and maintain secure, high-performing microservices using Node.js and TypeScript on AWS.
Lead architectural discussions across front-end and back-end systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
Develop modern, responsive user experiences using React (and related frameworks such as Next.js where applicable).
Identify system bottlenecks and technical debt, proposing and driving improvements across teams.
Partner with Product, Security, and DevOps to shape technical roadmaps and ensure compliance and platform stability.
Introduce and guide AI-enabled enhancements where they add clear value (automation, insights, developer productivity), with proper governance and monitoring.
Own projects end-to-end—from design and implementation to deployment, monitoring, and iteration.
Mentor engineers on best practices in full-stack development, system design, and modern engineering workflows.
Stay current with evolving technologies, cloud services, and AI standards, applying them thoughtfully to the platform.
8-10 years of experience building secure, scalable applications in agile environments.
Strong hands-on expertise with Node.js and TypeScript (primary backend skills).
Solid experience with React and modern front-end development practices.
Experience building API-driven and microservices-based systems.
Proficiency with AWS (serverless and/or container-based architectures).
Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (CDK or Terraform), Docker, and CI/CD pipelines.
Experience working with databases (SQL preferred; NoSQL exposure is a plus but not mandatory).
Strong understanding of security best practices, including IAM, secrets management, and secure API design.
Practical exposure to AI-assisted development or AI-enabled features, with awareness of bias, privacy, and governance considerations.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.
Proven ability to mentor engineers and influence engineering standards and culture.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
What Diligent Offers You
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.
We are a drug free workplace. Diligent is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental disability, age, military status, protected veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer related or HIV/AIDS related), genetic information, or sexual orientation in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Diligent's EEO Policy and Know Your Rights. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected].
To all recruitment agencies: Diligent does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Diligent employees or any other organization location. Diligent is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Diligent develops and offers a comprehensive governance software solution that enhances board collaboration and decision-making through secure access to confidential information and tools for efficient communication and compliance management.
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