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 an Engineering Manager, you will lead a high-performing team of software engineers in building scalable, reliable, and efficient web applications and microservices for our News and Competitive Data Analysis Platform. You will play a key role in shaping system architecture, driving engineering best practices, and fostering a culture of technical excellence.
In this role, you will manage engineering execution end-to-end—from strategic planning to hands-on technical oversight—while mentoring and developing your team. Your deep expertise in Python, Django, React, Apache Solr, RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, and other NoSQL cloud databases will directly influence the technical strategy and long-term evolution of our SaaS platform.
You will partner closely with Product, Design, and DevOps teams to ensure engineering efforts align with business priorities and deliver measurable impact.
Demonstrate strong technical leadership across multiple teams by delivering high-quality, scalable, and performant software solutions.
Provide architectural direction and promote engineering excellence across backend, frontend, and distributed services.
Identify and address critical system pain points, proposing solutions that improve reliability, maintainability, and performance.
Work closely with Product Managers, Designers, and key business stakeholders to define requirements and deliver solutions that meet strategic goals.
Influence engineering culture, processes, and cross-team collaboration with confidence and clarity.
Serve as an experienced mentor—guiding engineers through technical challenges, career development, and skill-building.
Conduct constructive code reviews, enforce coding standards, and ensure adherence to best practices in software development.
Redesign and optimize backend worker nodes for distributed tasks such as crawling and real-time notifications.
Drive database and search performance improvements across PostgreSQL (self-hosted & Cloud SQL) and Apache Solr.
Oversee and refine the adoption of cloud-managed services, including the transition to GCP-managed CloudSQL.
Partner with DevOps and infrastructure teams to ensure reliable CI/CD, deployment pipelines, monitoring, and system observability.
Lead and strategize the product’s end-to-end cloud migration from GCP to AWS.
10+ years of experience in software development, including 2+ years in an engineering leadership role.
Strong hands-on expertise in Python (Django, Celery) and JavaScript/React.
Deep understanding of RabbitMQ, distributed task orchestration, and event-driven architectures.
Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL ecosystems—including PostgreSQL, Apache Solr, and cloud-based databases.
Experience designing scalable architectures, distributed systems, and high-throughput worker systems.
Knowledge of NLP and Semantic Search concepts (preferred).
Familiarity with DevOps principles, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure).
Strong grounding in code quality, performance optimization, and security best practices.
Ability to influence stakeholders, drive technical innovation, and lead engineering teams with clarity and integrity.
At Diligent, creativity and innovation are embedded in our DNA. We believe in exploring new ways of working—both internally and for the customers we serve.
A flexible work environment with a competitive vacation policy.
Company-wide meeting-free days to support focus and productivity.
A strong emphasis on employee well-being, including a quarterly health club reimbursement.
We are headquartered in New York City with office hubs across:
Washington D.C.
Vancouver
London
Galway
Budapest
Munich
Bengaluru
Sydney
We are deeply committed to building and nurturing a diverse global team. Our Employee Resource Groups and learning programs foster inclusion, dialogue, and continuous understanding.
Diligent pioneered the modern governance movement. Our mission is to empower leaders with the technology, insights, and connections they need to create meaningful impact—with accountability, transparency, and purpose.
Our people are passionate, curious, and driven to not only build the next generation of governance software but to make the world more sustainable, equitable, and better for all.
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 recruitment@diligent.com.
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