Senior Software Engineer (Node.js, React)
HybridBudapest, Budapest, Hungary
Job Summary
Design and own secure, scalable Node.js and React microservices, architecting AI-powered features like LLM integrations, agentic workflows, and RAG pipelines. Lead technical decisions on AWS serverless patterns while embedding monitoring, compliance checks, and automated governance into CI/CD pipelines. Coach peers on engineering best practices and AI-augmented development, advising on ethical use cases and prompt engineering strategies. Partner with Product, Security, and DevOps to align on feature delivery and deployment. This hybrid role requires 50% onsite time at a Diligent office hub.
Required Qualifications
- 5-7 years of professional software engineering in an agile environment, delivering secure, scalable services
- Understands high-level LLM concepts (e.g., hallucinations, prompt sensitivity) and safe vs. unsafe AI use cases
- Experienced in using AI tools to accelerate coding, debugging, testing, and prototyping, with critical review of outputs
- Skilled in prompt engineering—designing reusable prompts and coaching peers
- Familiar with ethical/cost risks (bias, privacy, vendor lock-in) and embeds basic compliance checks into workflows
- Proficient in Node.js/TypeScript for RESTful APIs (OpenAPI), and hands-on AWS serverless patterns
- Comfortable with infrastructure as code (CDK/Terraform), containerization (Docker), CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring tools
- Experience with SQL (PostgreSQL) and/or NoSQL databases; able to design and optimize schemas for performance
- Applies security best practices in code and deployments (e.g., IAM, secrets management) and reviews AI-assisted suggestions for safety
- Strong communication of technical and AI-related concepts to diverse stakeholders
- Proven ability to mentor or guide peers on engineering best practices and AI-augmented workflows
- Strong proficiency in React for building modern, component-based web interfaces
- Hybrid work model with onsite attendance at least 50% of the time
- Drug-free workplace requirement
Desired Qualifications
- Visa sponsorship may be available for select positions based on business needs and specific role requirements
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