Senior Software Engineer (Node.js)

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.

Learn more at diligent.com.

Position Overview 

Spend your days making a difference, not just working for a living. We do that by creating Security, Risk management, Compliance, and audit software that uncovers fraud, waste, environmental risk, and abuse in their organizations. Our collaborative R&D teams use Serverless AWS technologies to build our SaaS platform and tackle strategic business challenges, creating highly impactful solutions for today and for our future to support Modern Governance.  

The ideal candidate will have proven ability to apply effective analysis, design, programming, and testing skills to produce and maintain scaled SaaS software solutions. You will work as part of an established team who are used to working together to achieve excellent results. You'll have the chance to take ownership of the features you're working on, actively suggest improvements to how we design and build software, and support more junior team members by sharing your knowledge and helping the team grow and perform even better over time.

 
Key Responsibilities 

• Design, code, review, and test assigned features and user stories in alignment with Diligent’s agile development methodology, leveraging AI tools where appropriate to enhance development efficiency. 

• Produce high-level technical design artifacts for major stories, incorporating insights and optimizations informed. 

• Influence the future architecture of the product by defining and refining major components and sub-systems, including the delivery of back-end prototypes—potentially accelerating prototyping with AI-based development tools. 

• Collaborate effectively with other development teams, production operations, and cross-functional technology groups to ensure smooth, regular delivery of high-quality software, to streamline communication and task coordination. 

• Ensure all work is completed and documented according to required standards, methods, and procedures, while adopting AI tools to enhance knowledge sharing and documentation efficiency. 

• Manage personal workflow and task prioritization to meet deadlines, to support time management and productivity tracking. 

• Serve as the technical owner of Epics, including complex initiatives that span multiple workstreams, in breaking down and organizing work. 

• Lead technical architecture and implementation of platform-level initiatives, exploring AI-driven design tools where beneficial. 

• Demonstrate reliability in handling complex tasks with minimal supervision while knowing when to delegate effectively; ensure completion of work with end-to-end ownership, supported by intelligent task management tools. 
• Actively participate in continuous process improvement by identifying opportunities and proposing enhancements during retrospectives—encouraging and applying AI-driven insights to refine team workflows. 

Required Experience/Skills

• Strong experience in a hands-on development role at a commercial software company 

• Demonstrable experience of devising and delivering changes to large/complex products 

• Excellent understanding one of (or all) our technologies: NodeJS, TypeScript, React, Experience in API and web development 

• Problem-solver attitude - Technology agnostic approach  

• Experience of designing and delivering security solutions in an environment that embraces DevOps and IaC concepts and common technologies, with a focus on pipeline security automation (DevSecOps) 

• Experience with Microservices architecture 

• Commitment to producing well tested and documented code 

• Good understanding of RESTFul Services 

• Strong code review, mentoring and refactoring skills 

• Creative and innovative problem-solving skills 

• Experience working on an agile team, providing estimates and reporting progress 

• Able to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical teams 

• Keen to improve processes and share knowledge across the team 

• Familiarity with Source Code Control Systems (esp Git, GitHub) and common branching models such as GitFlow 

• Be passionate about delivering value to our customers 

• Good mentoring skills  

• Experience using AI-powered tools (e.g., for code generation, static analysis, or testing) to enhance development speed and reduce manual effort is a plus. 

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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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