Software Engineer II

Position Overview

As a Software Engineer II, you'll take on a hands‑on technical role in building and evolving our Third Party Risk Management (SaaS) platform using Laravel (PHP). You design and deliver scalable, maintainable backend services and APIs, and take ownership of features from implementation through deployment and monitoring. You’ll contribute meaningfully to our mission of making governance effortless for our customers, working in a team that owns its services end to end - from architecture and implementation to monitoring and continuous improvement.

This role is ideal for a mid‑level engineer who writes solid code, mentors others, and embraces AI‑powered tools to work smarter and faster. You’ll guide junior engineers, shape architectural discussions, and help scale modern development practices, including responsible use of AI in workflows.

• Design, develop, and maintain features and APIs within our Laravel applications
• Own and deliver well‑defined stories independently, with a clear grasp of team architecture, frameworks, and tools
• Improve application performance, scalability, and reliability
• Actively contribute to architectural discussions and technical decision‑making
• Review code, uphold engineering standards, and contribute to testing and CI/CD practices
• Mentor and support junior engineers (Software Engineer I) through feedback and knowledge sharing
• Use AI tools (e.g., Git Hub Copilot, ChatGPT) to improve productivity across coding, debugging, testing, and documentation while critically evaluating outputs
• Understand core LLM concepts (e.g., tokens, context length, hallucinations), recognize safe vs. unsafe use cases, and flag ethical, privacy, or cost concerns
• Identify and implement improvements that enhance developer experience and system stability
• Maintain healthy development flow by adhering to Agile processes and driving iterative enhancements

• 3–5 years of professional software engineering experience in an agile, fast‑paced environment
• Strong experience with PHP and Laravel, within the TALL stack (Tailwind, Alpine.js, Laravel, Livewire)
• Solid understanding of relational databases (MySQL / MariaDB), including query optimisation and data modelling
• Experience designing and building RESTful APIs and working with system integrations
• Practical experience with AWS or similar cloud platforms
• Proficiency with Git and collaborative development workflows
• Experience working with Docker or containerised environments
• Comfortable debugging production issues and working with logs, monitoring, and observability tools
• Working knowledge of frontend technologies (e.g., Vue, React, or Blade)
• Collaboration & communication:
  Comfortable discussing architectural decisions, documenting designs (potentially with AI assistance), and presenting technical ideas clearly.
• Practical experience using AI tools (e.g., Git Hub Copilot, ChatGPT) in daily development workflows
• Ability to use AI for tasks such as debugging, test generation, documentation, and research
• Understands core AI concepts (e.g., LLM behaviour, hallucinations, limitations)
• Critically evaluates and validates AI‑generated outputs before applying them
• Aware of privacy, security, and data sensitivity when using AI tools
• Uses AI to improve efficiency while maintaining engineering quality and ownership
• This is an on‑site / hybrid role based in Amsterdam. Candidates must already be residing in the Netherlands
• A fast‑growing SaaS company where you can make a meaningful impact on both product and engineering, while earning a good salary
• A collaborative team with room for ownership, initiative, and technical growth
• An inspiring office on the 13th floor of The Social Hub in Amsterdam (including gym, restaurant, and vibrant community events)

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…