Software Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager AI-Native ESG Intelligence Platform

Are you ready to architect the future of ethical business At Diligent you wont just manage a team youll lead the development of our new AI-native product an intelligent SaaS platform that enables the worlds largest organizations to navigate the complex landscape of ESG and sustainability with confidence.

If youre passionate about building high-scale SaaS platforms and working at the forefront of GenAI-driven product innovation your next big challenge starts here.

As an Engineering Manager you will own the delivery of a mission-critical platform designed to automate and streamline supplier due diligence. Youll guide a high-performing engineering team across the and React ecosystem while integrating advanced AI/ML capabilities using AWS Bedrock and Python.

You are a strategic technical leader who thrives on designing distributed systems and microservices that are scalable reliable and secure. You will bridge product vision and technical execution ensuring this AI-native intelligence engine becomes a benchmark for AI-driven Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) solutions. The platform will mine synthesize and contextualize information from vast distributed knowledge sources to deliver actionable insights.

What Youll Do

Lead the AI Frontier
Drive the technical roadmap with an AI-first mindset. Oversee full-stack SaaS implementation and accelerate delivery using AI-powered engineering tools such as Cursor and GitHub Copilot. Architect advanced GenAI systems including RAG pipelines semantic search and agentic AI solutions.

Empower Your Team
Mentor and grow a high-performing engineering team. Foster a culture of continuous learning technical excellence accountability and high-quality code across the SDLC.

Architect for Scale
Design and implement distributed systems and cloud-native architectures capable of supporting over one million global users with high availability and resilience.

Collaborate Strategically
Partner closely with Product Security and DevOps to align technical delivery with Diligents long-term platform strategy and growth objectives.

Ensure Data Integrity and AI Quality
Lead the development of centralized workflows for parsing validating and enriching survey data ensuring traceability explainability and high-quality AI outputs.

What You Bring

Engineering Leadership
810 years of software engineering experience including a proven track record of leading teams and delivering complex enterprise-grade SaaS platforms.

Modern Technology Expertise
Strong proficiency in and React with hands-on experience in PostgreSQL or MySQL Docker and containerized environments.

AI/ML Systems Experience
Experience designing and delivering production-grade AI systems leveraging LLMs vector databases prompt engineering and RAG architectures.

Cloud Architecture Excellence
Deep experience with AWS including Bedrock and enterprise-scale AI deployments.

Operational Rigor
Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines Infrastructure as Code secure deployment practices IAM and secrets management at scale.

Collaborative Leadership
Ability to build alignment across cross-functional stakeholders and clearly communicate complex technical concepts to both engineering and executive audiences.

Nice to Have

Python Expertise
Experience with Python and AI-oriented frameworks such as Django or FastAPI.

Agentic AI Frameworks
Hands-on experience or familiarity with agentic AI frameworks such as LangGraph CrewAI and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers.

*** Only Bangalore Candidates may apply

About Us

Diligent is the AI leader in governance risk and compliance (GRC) SaaS solutions helping more than 1 million users and 700000 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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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 programsto 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 towork 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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