Manager Software Engineering

You’re a hands-on engineering leader who loves building high‑performing teams and modern software that customers truly value. In this role, you’ll lead agile engineering teams to deliver scalable, high‑quality products while actively shaping how AI accelerates software development.

You’ll combine strong technical foundations with people leadership, coaching engineers to do their best work and using AI‑powered tools to raise the bar for developer productivity, software quality, and delivery outcomes.

• →Lead and coach agile engineering teams to deliver reliable, scalable, customer‑focused software.
• →Champion engineering excellence, continuous improvement, and measurable delivery outcomes.
• →Drive the adoption of AI‑assisted development tools to improve coding efficiency, documentation, and design decisions.
• →Partner closely with product managers, architects, and other engineering leaders to align technical delivery with business goals.
• →Lead complex technical and cross‑functional initiatives from concept to production.
• →Shape a modern, AI‑driven developer experience that encourages learning, experimentation, and innovation.

• Overall around 10 years, with close to 5+ years’ experience Leading / managing software engineering teams.
• Proven success leading agile teams delivering high‑quality, scalable software.
• Strong hands‑on technical background with React, Node.js, TypeScript, relational databases (MySQL), and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Solid understanding of modern software architecture, design principles, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps, and SQL/NoSQL databases.
• Experience working with AI‑assisted engineering tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot, Claude AI, Cursor AI).
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• A customer‑first mindset, ensuring user needs guide technical decisions.

• Experience implementing or scaling AI‑enhanced engineering workflows.
• Passion for AI‑driven software development and continuous learning.
• Confidence mentoring engineers on using AI tools effectively and ethically.
• Enthusiasm for redefining developer productivity through automation and human‑AI collaboration.

You’ll join a global organisation on a mission to redefine the way organisations are governed. Our people are at the heart of what we do, and we value diverse perspectives, curiosity, and collaboration.

We foster a culture of trust, respect, and continuous improvement. We support your physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing, and create an environment where you can bring your whole self to work.

Diligent is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

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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• 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.

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