Manager Software Engineering Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Diligent is the AI leader in governance, risk and compliance (GRC) SaaS solutions, helping more than 1 million users and 700,000 board members 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 manage risk, build resilience and make better decisions, faster.

As an Engineering Manager
, you will lead a high‑performing team of software engineers to build scalable, reliable, and efficient web applications and microservices for our News and Competitive Data Analysis Platform
. You will shape system architecture, drive engineering best practices, and foster an environment of technical excellence.

You will partner closely with Product, Design and Dev Ops to ensure engineering work aligns with business priorities and delivers measurable impact.

• Demonstrate strong technical leadership across multiple teams by delivering high‑quality, scalable, and performant software solutions.
• Provide architectural direction and promote engineering excellence across backend, frontend, and distributed services.
• Identify and address critical system pain points, proposing solutions that improve reliability, maintainability, and performance.

• Work closely with Product Managers, Designers and key business stakeholders to define requirements and deliver solutions that meet strategic goals.
• Influence engineering culture, processes and cross‑team collaboration with confidence and clarity.
• Serve as an experienced mentor – guiding engineers through technical challenges, career development and skill‑building.
• Conduct constructive code reviews, enforce coding standards and ensure adherence to best practices in software development.

• Redesign and optimize backend worker nodes for distributed tasks such as crawling and real‑time notifications.
• Drive database and search performance improvements across Postgre
  
  SQL (self‑hosted & Cloud SQL) and Apache Solr
  .
• Oversee and refine the adoption of cloud‑managed services, including the transition to GCP‑managed CloudSQL
  .
• Partner with Dev Ops and infrastructure teams to ensure reliable CI/CD, deployment pipelines, monitoring and system observability.
• Lead and strategize the product’s end‑to‑end cloud migration from GCP to AWS.

• 10+ years of experience in software development, including 2+ years in an engineering leadership role.
• Deep understanding of RabbitMQ
  , distributed task orchestration and event‑driven architectures.
• Proficiency in SQL and No
  
  SQL ecosystems –
  PostgreSQL
  , Apache Solr and cloud‑based databases.
• Experience designing scalable architectures, distributed systems and high‑throughput worker systems.
• Knowledge of NLP and Semantic Search concepts is preferred.
• Familiarity with Dev Ops principles, CI/CD pipelines and cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure).
• Strong grounding in code quality, performance optimization and security best practices.
• Ability to influence stakeholders, drive technical innovation and lead engineering teams with clarity and integrity.

• Creativity is ingrained in our culture – we innovate both internally and for our customers.
• Flexible work environment, competitive vacation policy and company‑wide meeting‑free days.
• Strong emphasis on employee well‑being, including quarterly health club reimbursement.
• A global team with hubs in New York, Washington D.C., London, Galway, Budapest, Sydney, Vancouver, Bengaluru, Munich and Singapore.
• Diversity and inclusion are a top priority – we foster and encourage an inclusive environment through Employee Resource Groups and learning programs.

We are deeply committed to building and nurturing a diverse global team. Our Employee Resource Groups and learning programs foster inclusion, dialogue and continuous understanding.

Diligent pioneered the modern governance movement. Our mission is to empower leaders with the technology, insights and connections they need to create meaningful impact—with accountability, transparency and purpose.

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