Job Description

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
As a Staff Software Engineer, your primary task involves developing resilient, scalable, and well-protected microservices that drive our SaaS platform, simplifying governance for our clients. You'll harness the complete capabilities of AWS and concentrate on constructing Serverless solutions, which may involve creating entirely new services or aiding in the migration of existing ones to a Serverless framework, predominantly using Node.js and TypeScript. As an integral member of our central governance units, your team assumes complete ownership of their services, spanning the entire lifecycle from coding to deployment and ongoing monitoring. Additionally, you'll consistently showcase your progress to the entire department through regular demonstrations.

What You’ll Do

• Design and develop robust web applications using MERN stack and PHP as primary technologies.
• Architect high-level technical design artifacts for platform-level initiatives.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-tested code following best practices like SOLID principles and TDD.
• Implement secure and scalable solutions using AWS serverless technologies.
• Monitor application performance and proactively respond to incidents.
• Continuously optimize your team’s development and deployment process to ensure smooth and frequent releases.
• Identify and eliminate bottlenecks by optimizing performance with techniques like lazy loading, code splitting, and caching.
• Lead technical architecture and implementation of platform-level initiatives, working across multiple workstreams.
• Take ownership of critical epics, guiding technical execution from inception to completion.
• Work in a highly collaborative environment, participating in pair programming, retrospectives, and Agile development processes.
• Actively contribute to process improvements and bring innovative ideas to the team.
• Manage your work independently in JIRA, ensuring smooth tracking of deliverables.

What You Need to Succeed

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience in designing, developing, and deploying secure applications in an Agile environment.
• Strong proficiency in Node.js, TypeScript, and PHP for building RESTful APIs (Open API specifications).
• Expertise in React.js and modern JavaScript to create responsive and engaging UIs.
• Solid experience with AWS services, Infrastructure as Code (CDK/Terraform).
• Hands-on experience with Docker for development and deployment.
• Understanding of event-driven microservices architecture.
• Experience working in Agile, Kanban, or Scrum methodologies.
• Bonus: Experience with C++, Ruby on Rails, or Python.