Software Engineer II

Role Overview

Build the services behind modern governance software—and help shape how AI improves the way engineering teams deliver. As a Software Engineer II, you’ll develop secure, scalable serverless microservices with Node.js/TypeScript and AWS , while contributing to React-based user experiences.

You’ll own meaningful features from design through production, helping deliver reliable, high-performing products used by customers worldwide. This is a hands-on role for an engineer who enjoys solving backend challenges, collaborating across the stack, and using AI tools thoughtfully to improve code quality, testing, research, and delivery.

Here’s a breakdown of what you’ll do (not all of it, just the important stuff)

• Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable REST APIs and serverless microservices using Node.js, TypeScript, and AWS.
• Deliver production-ready features across backend services and React user interfaces, from technical design through monitoring and improvement.
• Improve service reliability, performance, and quality through strong testing, code reviews, debugging, and operational ownership.
• Partner with engineers and cross-functional colleagues to make sound architectural decisions and clearly communicate technical approaches.
• Support and mentor early-career engineers through constructive feedback, knowledge sharing, and collaborative problem-solving.
• Use AI-powered development tools responsibly to accelerate coding, testing, research, documentation, and code reviews—applying judgment to validate outputs and manage security, privacy, and quality risks.

These are the essentials you’ll need to get an interview

• 3–5 years of professional software engineering experience delivering production applications in an agile environment.
• Strong backend development experience with Node.js and TypeScript, including building and maintaining RESTful APIs.
• Hands-on experience with AWS and building or supporting cloud-based, serverless applications.
• Experience with React for developing modern, responsive web interfaces.
• Working knowledge of SQL databases, such as PostgreSQL, along with Git and Docker-based development workflows.
• Familiarity with practical AI and LLM concepts—including context limits, embeddings, hallucinations, and safe use of AI tools in software development.
• Clear communication skills and a collaborative approach to technical problem-solving, code reviews, and supporting teammates.

It would be great if you had these too, but we’ll support you if you don’t

• Experience with infrastructure as code, such as AWS CDK or Terraform.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipeline design, DevOps practices, or AI-assisted developer tooling.
• Experience working with Angular or contributing to full-stack architecture and design discussions.

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.

Learn more at diligent.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook

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…