Principal Software Engineer

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 Principal Engineer, you will be architecting and creating robust, scalable, and secure microservices that power our SaaS platform and make governance easy for our customers. You’ll have the full power of AWS at your disposal to build Serverless solutions (either brand new, or assisting in migrating services to Serverless), typically in TypeScript. As part of our core governance teams, you and the team will fully own their services (from code to deployment and monitoring), you’ll drive the architecture discussions, and regularly demo to the entire department. Key Responsibilities  Design and implement secure and scalable solutions using AWS Serverless technology Develop high quality code (e.g. adhering to SOLID principles) with plenty of tests and observability baked-in. Work with different teams and help them in optimizing their development, and delivery experience, so you and the team can be as productive as possible and regularly deploy to production Coach and mentor less senior developers, provide guidance on technical designs, and provide constructive code reviews so everyone can grow and learn alongside you Required Experience/Skills  Experience in a technical leadership role. Strong ability to architect for product requirements and implement them in a simple and efficient manner Solid foundation in system architecture, API, and software design with strong analytical and debugging skills Hands-on experience in designing and developing complex, scalable, fault- tolerant, high-performance microservices for SaaS platform. Strive to push forward our Serverless tech vision and are an advocate for engineering best practices Experience in technical leadership and guiding other developers to improve product quality and team efficiency. Experience working in Agile development and knowledge of Scrum and Kanban. Experience in providing the solution to various use case/ business problems using various cloud services like AWS, Azure to build enterprise level application. Experience in creating single page applications with React/Angular and working with backend services using Node JS/Typescript. Why you’ll love working here You’ll be working in a Serverless organization that strives to primarily develop solutions in a Serverless fashion on AWS.  You’ll be rapidly learning with our structured training programs and our company culture that emphasizes continuous teaching and coaching.  You’ll have a high impact in the world by building software that improves the daily experience of employees and citizens all around the world. You’ll be paid well and enjoy great benefits, paid days off to volunteer in your community, and other perks to keep your mind and body healthy. 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.    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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