Senior Frontend Engineer

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. 

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Position Overview: 

We are looking for a passionate and skilled Senior Frontend Engineer to join our dynamic team at Diligent. As a key contributor to AI platform services, you will be instrumental in designing and building a platform as a product and driving AI adoption across our diverse product suite. 

In this role, you will focus on developing and enhancing reusable frontend components, with a strong emphasis on microfrontend architecture design and implementation. You will also support other teams in adopting and integrating microfrontend components efficiently. While the role is primarily frontend-focused, a willingness to contribute to backend development when needed is highly valued. 

Diligent is a global leader in modern governance, delivering innovative SaaS solutions that address governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) needs. Our mission is to empower leaders with cutting-edge technology, actionable insights, and vital connections to drive impactful decisions and lead with purpose. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Define and implement the system architecture for reusable frontend components, ensuring easy adoption, performance, and maintainability. 

• Collaborate with backend engineers, product managers, and UX designers to create seamless, high-quality user experiences. 

• Understand other teams’ requirements, collaborate and support them in adopting and integrating the reusable components. 

• Write high-quality, efficient, and testable code while adhering to best practices and modern development principles. 

• Contribute to backend services when necessary, ensuring a well-rounded understanding of the entire technology stack. 

• Build highly available, secure, and event-driven systems. 

• Share knowledge of the most effective performance, scalability, architecture, and engineering patterns with the team. 

Basic Qualifications: 

• Strong experience in frontend architecture, particularly microfrontend design and implementation. 

• Expertise in modern frontend technologies, including but not limited to TypeScript, React, Redux, React Query, esbuild, Webpack, Vite, Web Components, WebSocket, Jest, CSS, SCSS, and Styled Components. 

• Experience developing reusable frontend components and libraries for cross-team adoption. 

• Proven ability to support and mentor teams in integrating frontend components. 

• Familiarity with REST APIs, gRPC, and event-driven development. 

• Ability to contribute to backend development when needed (e.g., Python, Node.js, or related technologies). 

• Experience working in an agile development environment. 

• Ability to contribute to a high-performing agile team, and to product innovation.. 

• Passion for learning and sharing knowledge with others. 

Nice to Have Qualifications: 

• Experience with AWS services and infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, CDK). 

• Hands-on experience with LLMs, including prompt engineering and building RAG-based functionality. 

• Experience with lexical and semantic search using AWS OpenSearch. 

• Understanding of full AI-based solution lifecycle. 

Educational Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or a related field. 

Experience Level: 

• Senior Frontend Engineer: 5+ years of relevant experience. 

Soft Skills: 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 

• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities. 

• Self-motivated with a proactive approach to project management. 

• Ability to work effectively in a hybrid or remote environment.