Senior Crypto Engineer, Platform Security

ServiceNow; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 243,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

401(k) Plan with company match

ESPP

Matching donations

Flexible time away plan

Family leave programs

Job summary

ServiceNow in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Core Cryptography, to design and build secure cryptographic services for a large-scale, multi-tenant SaaS platform. You will work on key management, PKI, and secrets, apply ML techniques to detect misuse, and operate services on Kubernetes with strong security practices.

Strong cryptography background required. Join a security-first team building the cryptographic backbone across domains, with opportunities to influence

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience with production-scale Java or Go.
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
• Experience with distributed systems concepts and multi-tenant SaaS.
• Hands-on Kubernetes deployment experience in SaaS environments.
• Familiarity with cryptographic primitives and security-focused coding practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain secure cryptographic services meeting FIPS and regulatory requirements.
• Operate core crypto services in a multi-tenant SaaS platform on Kubernetes.
• Apply ML/AI techniques to detect misuse and anomalies in cryptographic usage.
• Collaborate with product owners and security engineers to translate requirements into code.
• Implement secure coding practices and perform code reviews and testing.

Skills

Java

Go

OO design

Distributed systems

Security-focused coding

ML/AI exposure

Tools

Kubernetes

PKI/TLS basics

Cryptography primitives

Job description

ServiceNow in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Core Cryptography, to design and build secure cryptographic services for a large-scale, multi-tenant SaaS platform. You will work on key management, PKI, and secrets, apply ML techniques to detect misuse, and operate services on Kubernetes with strong security practices.

Strong cryptography background required. Join a security-first team building the cryptographic backbone across domains, with opportunities to influence