Job Description
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.
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About the Role
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to drive technical excellence, architect complex systems, and elevate our engineering team. You will own critical technical decisions, lead major initiatives from conception to delivery, and set the standard for engineering quality across our products - primarily working with our .NET-based application portfolio, AWS and Windows infrastructure.
What You’ll Do
- Lead the design, architecture, and enhancement of .NET applications and Windows-based systems
- Drive technical initiatives from requirements gathering through production deployment on on-premise and cloud infrastructure
- Make critical architectural decisions balancing performance, scalability, cost, and maintainability
- Optimize and maintain ASP.NET applications, Windows Server environments, and enterprise databases
- Debug and resolve complex production issues across the application stack
- Establish engineering best practices, security patterns, and quality standards for enterprise applications
- Good to have: Explore opportunities to integrate AI capabilities (MCP servers, RAG systems, agentic workflows) where they add value to existing applications
Required Qualifications
Tech Stack
Core: .NET MVC, ASP.NET, C#, Windows Server, MSSQL, PostgreSQL, React, TypeScript, Docker, AWS
Good to Have: Node.js, Python, AI/ML frameworks (MCP, AWS Bedrock, LangGraph/Semantic Kernel, Vector Databases)
Core Technical Skills
- 5+ years professional development with proven track record of delivering complex enterprise systems
- Strong .NET (C#) development and architecture expertise - this is critical
- Deep experience with Windows Server administration, IIS, and on-premise application deployment
- Expert-level ASP.NET (Web Forms, MVC) and .NET Framework knowledge
- Advanced React and frontend architecture skills
- Extensive MSSQL and PostgreSQL database design, optimization, and performance tuning
- Strong understanding of microservices, distributed systems, and API design
- Mastery of software design patterns, clean code practices, and refactoring techniques
- StrongAWS architecture experience
- Good to have: Node.js
AI/ML Knowledge (Good to Have)
- Good to have: 1+ years hands-on experience building and deploying production AI/ML features
- Good to have: Python development with AI/ML framework expertise
- Good to have: Experience with AWS Bedrock, MCP servers, or AI integration architectures
- Good to have: Understanding of prompt engineering, RAG systems, or agentic AI workflows
- Good to have: Familiarity with AI evaluation frameworks, monitoring, and security considerations
Technical Leadership
- Leads technical design discussions and drives consensus
- Identifies systemic issues proactively across application systems
- Makes sound judgment under uncertainty
- Mentors junior engineers on .NET best practices and architectural patterns
- Champions modernization and improvement efforts while maintaining stability of production systems
Note: This role primarily focuses on maintaining and evolving our .NET applications portfolio. AI/ML experience is a valuable bonus - we’re looking for strong .NET engineers who can own complex enterprise systems and potentially explore AI integration opportunities as they arise.
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., 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.
