Sr Software Engineer - Veza

ServiceNow; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Veza, now part of ServiceNow, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help design, build, and maintain scalable backend services. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver features that meet security standards and business goals, while enhancing performance and reliability across the platform.

You will work with a modern tech stack, focus on secure, scalable solutions, and contribute to an innovative identity security product used by large enterprises.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of developer experience.
• Backend programming with languages such as Java/Go/C++/Rust/Python.
• Experience with enterprise-grade distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Knowledge of AI development tools and security considerations.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services with high performance and reliability.
• Collaborate with product, design, and security teams to implement features and meet objectives.
• Implement logging, monitoring, and auditing for visibility and compliance.
• Optimize platform performance, security, and scalability through reviews and refactoring.
• Stay current with trends to drive innovation across the platform.

Skills

Backend languages

Distributed systems

REST APIs

Microservices

AI tools

Problem solving

Communication

Developer experience

Education

BSc/MSc in CS/Engineering

Tools

Relational databases

Caching

Logging/Monitoring

Job description

About the opportunity

We are seeking a passionate Senior Software Engineer to play a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining the cutting‑edge technology that powers Veza. In this role, you will work closely with cross‑functional teams to build robust, scalable, and secure solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a high‑growth startup and contribute to its continued success.

You will:

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services, ensuring high performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Collaborate with product managers, other software engineers, UX Designers and security experts to build product features that meet business objectives and security standards.
• Implement logging, monitoring, and auditing capabilities to ensure visibility and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Continuously optimize and improve the performance, security, and scalability of the platform through code reviews, testing, and refactoring.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies and leverage them to drive innovation and improve our platform.

• 5+ years of developer experience
• Strong experience in backend programming languages (e.g., Java, Go, C++, Rust, Python, or similar).
• Background in enterprise‑grade distributed systems
• Strong understanding and experience with AI development tools
• A deep understanding of good software design principles combined with a practical mindset.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills, ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast‑paced environment and deliver high‑quality solutions efficiently.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Self‑driven and hands‑on developers who enjoy writing code, solving problems, and building systems—more doers than talkers.
• Proven experience in designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservices architectures.
• Background in IGA industry is a big plus
• Solid understanding of database(e.g., relational db) and caching mechanisms
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Work Personas

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Equal Opportunity Employer

ServiceNow is an equal‑to‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity, veteran status, or any other category protected by law. In addition, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with legal requirements.

Accommodations

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Veza is the pioneer in identity security, purpose‑built to answer the fundamental question enterprises face: who can and should take what action on what data. Veza's Access Graph platform maps an organization's entire identity ecosystem across users, groups, roles, policies, permissions, and resources—providing deep visibility and control over human, non‑human, and agentic identities across SaaS, cloud, on‑prem, and custom applications. With over 30 billion access permissions under management, global enterprises including Blackstone, Expedia, and Wynn Resorts trust Veza to manage privileged access monitoring, non‑human identity security, access entitlement management, and next‑generation identity governance.

Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Veza is now part of the ServiceNow family, with the acquisition closing in March 2026. The combination brings together Veza's AI‑native Access Graph with ServiceNow's AI Control Tower and agentic workflows, enabling organizations to enforce end‑to‑end identity security rooted in the principle of least privilege across applications, data, cloud environments, and AI agents. For engineers joining Veza today, this means the scale and resources of an enterprise platform company, with the product velocity and mission‑driven focus of a security innovator at a pivotal moment in the industry.