Senior Software Architect — AI Platform & Scale

Servicenow; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 262,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health plans

401(k) Plan with company match

ESP P

Flexible time away plan

Family leave programs

Job summary

ServiceNow in San Diego is seeking an experienced software engineer to own code from design through delivery of high-quality product to users. You'll work with product owners to understand requirements and drive the full development lifecycle, building software that is simple to use and extensible for customers' needs.

You'll mentor colleagues, apply advanced data structures and algorithms, and help architect modular, reusable systems across the platform.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience with Java or similar OO language.
• Advanced experience with modern UI frameworks (Angular, React, Vue, or Lit).
• Advanced knowledge of data structures, algorithms, OO design, design patterns, and performance/scale considerations.
• Advanced knowledge and experience with relational databases: development, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.
• Demonstrated capability to manage multiple projects with material technical risk across teams.
• Track record serving as functional lead or technical owner.
• Exposure to multiple technology stacks: Cloud Dev, Platforms, Web Dev, Frameworks, service-oriented architecture.
• Experience designing and architecting modular, reusable component systems.

Responsibilities

• Own code from design, implementation, test automation, and delivery of high-quality product to our users.
• Work with product owners to understand detailed requirements and drive the full development lifecycle.
• Build software that is simple to use, allowing customers to extend and customize functionality to meet their specific needs.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of new products and features while enhancing the existing product suite.
• Mentor colleagues and promote knowledge-sharing across teams.
• Apply advanced knowledge of data structures, algorithms, OO design, design patterns, and performance/scale considerations.
• Architect modular, reusable component systems for scalability and extensibility.
• Own architecture across the request path — proxy, version-aware routing, server-rendered component runtime, and the ServiceNow platform services it calls into.
• Set technical direction for framework-level APIs consumed by every downstream component team.
• Represent AIUX Framework in cross-org architecture decisions and act as an escalation point for the hardest production issues.

Skills

Java

UI frameworks

Data structures

Relational Databases

Project management

Leadership

Cloud Dev

SOA

Tools

Grafana

Prometheus

Kubernetes

Job description

ServiceNow in San Diego is seeking an experienced software engineer to own code from design through delivery of high-quality product to users. You'll work with product owners to understand requirements and drive the full development lifecycle, building software that is simple to use and extensible for customers' needs.

You'll mentor colleagues, apply advanced data structures and algorithms, and help architect modular, reusable systems across the platform.