Staff Software Engineer (GRC)

ABOUT THE ROLE & TEAM

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our GRC Infrastructure (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) team. In this role, you aren’t just building features; you are the technical anchor for our most critical systems. You’ll work fully hands-on, designing scalable systems, mentoring others and guiding engineering decisions. While not having managerial responsibilities, you'll lead through technical excellence, collaboration and cross-team impact. Our team is curious, open and supportive. You will be a trusted partner across teams, helping others solve complex problems and mentoring senior engineers to achieve greater impact. You take pride in sharing knowledge, providing and receiving honest feedback and continuously improving how we work. At Formalize, we believe in learning by doing, and you'll have the chance to grow through collaboration, mentoring senior team members and driving deep architectural direction. This role starts at 79,000 DKK per month and can grow up to 89,000 DKK as you develop. You’ll be part of our structured career framework, which includes regular development talks. As you build skills, take on new responsibilities and progress in your role, your salary grows with you. Our framework makes development clear and transparent, so you always know what the next step looks like.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Lead complex technical projects end-to-end, ensuring our platform direction remains flexible, secure, and high-performance when handling structural department-wide requirements.
• Take full ownership of critical product components and modules that serve as the scalable foundation of our entire platform.
• Act as a key technical sparring partner, providing high-level direction during deep architectural discussions and helping unblock engineers across the organisation.
• Raise the bar for engineering quality and performance through reference implementations and by defining ever-evolving code standards.
• Collaborate across Engineering, Product, and Design to shape the solution to the problem and oversee technical implementations from end to end.
• Proactively resolve technical debt, identifying and driving improvements to observability, deployment flows, or best practices for testing.

OUR TECH STACK

• PHP with Laravel
• Angular 21
• TailwindCSS
• PostgreSQL
• Redis for caching
• Claude Code
• Serverless infrastructure on AWS

Not an expert in our entire stack? No problem. At Formalize, we value curiosity and a willingness to learn. With solid fundamentals and the right mindset, we will help you grow the rest.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Professional experience in a Software Engineering role, designing, building, and maintaining highly scalable systems in production.
• The ability to define technical direction for systems clearly and lead actively in deep architectural and software-design sessions.
• Expert knowledge in at least one layer of our technical stack (we work with PHP and Angular), as well as general software architecture and system design.
• Direct experience with Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and the ability to produce reliable, extensible, simple, and performant code.
• Good engineering practices and familiarity with driving improvements to deployment, observability, or testing.
• The ability to communicate technical trade-offs clearly, provide valuable feedback and mentorship to senior colleagues, and increase engineer velocity.

WHAT DO WE OFFER YOU?

• Thorough pre- and onboarding to set you up for success
• A culture of ownership, trust, and independence with the support you need
• Continuous development through bi-annual growth talks and weekly check-ins
• A strong team spirit where we celebrate wins and enjoy time together across offices
• Our annual Global Summit, where the whole company meets and connects

OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS

• Send your application and upload relevant information
• 30 minutes online interview with our Talent Acquisition team
• 30 minutes online interview with the Hiring Manager
• Completion of Personality Assessment & 1h Technical Interview
• 30 minutes walkthrough our career framework and offer details
• 60 minutes in person interview to meet the team

ABOUT FORMALIZE

Formalize is a tech company founded in 2021 with offices in Aarhus, Copenhagen, Milan, Madrid and Munich. Currently, we are a team of +200 people from 19 nationalities operating in multiple European markets and are one of the fastest growing SaaS scale-ups. We thrive on ambition, deliver impact through pragmatism, and embrace passion and honesty. We are celebrating our wins, learn from our mistakes, and grow together as a team. Our journey began within the whistleblowing compliance sector, highlighted by the award-winning Whistleblower Software by Formalize, laying the foundation of our success story. Now, we have extended our expertise to a larger compliance universe, including data compliance, risk, and privacy. Our Formalize product helps companies to effortlessly navigate and stay ahead in the ever-changing landscape of compliance. Our platform adapts to regulatory changes, continuously adapting to meet and foresee the evolving needs of our users, ensuring businesses remain compliant and confident in their operations. Still curious? Read more about us here: About Formalize [

READY TO APPLY?

We will hold interviews and hire on an ongoing basis. For more information or questions, please contact the responsible recruiter in the Talent Acquisition team. Apply now with your resume and other relevant information through our Career Page [ We look forward to seeing your application!