Staff Machine Learning Engineer - VoIP Infrastructure

ServiceNow; Washington; On-site; USD 176,000 - 308,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health plans

401(k) with company match

ESPP

Job summary

ServiceNow is seeking a Staff Machine Learning Engineer - VoIP Infrastructure to design and implement VoIP infrastructure powering AI-driven voice workloads. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure scalable, reliable performance across SIP/RTP, Kamailio, RTPEngine, and related systems.

You will also advance SRE practices, deploy telephony and AI workloads, mentor colleagues, and integrate LLMs into voice platforms while following DevOps practices and ensuring security in

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building VoIP systems using SIP/RTP protocols.
• Practical knowledge of Kamailio, RTPEngine, FreeSWITCH, SBCs, and PSTN systems (or similar).
• Experience integrating applications on top of LLMs (using existing models).
• Experience in prompt engineering and developing LLM based features.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design, development and implementation of VoIP infrastructure and observability features for AI-driven voice workloads.
• Collaborate with engineering, Product, and infrastructure teams to ensure scalable, reliable voice and AI platforms.
• Advance SRE practices by turning operational telephony and AI workload use cases into tooling requirements.

Skills

VoIP infrastructure

SIP/RTP

Kamailio

RTPEngine

Kubernetes

Python

Go

LLM integration

Prompt engineering

Tools

Helm

Ansible

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Splunk

GitLab CI

Job description

It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for everyone—freeing people from busywork so they could focus on meaningful work. Today, ServiceNow is the AI control tower for business reinvention. Our ServiceNow AI platform brings together any AI, any data, and any workflow— helping 85% of the Fortune 500® work smarter, faster, and better. We're building an AI-native culture where technology and talent are unstoppable together. And we're just getting started.

Join us to put AI to work for people.

As a Staff Machine Learning Engineer - VoIP Infrastructure you will:

• Contribute to the design, development and implementation of VoIP infrastructure, telephony platforms, and observability features that power AI-driven voice workloads
• Collaborate withengineering,Product, and infrastructure teams to ensure our voice and AI platforms perform efficiently, scale reliably, and integrate seamlessly across SIP/RTP,Kamailio,RTPEngine, and related telecom systems.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the SRE practice by turning operational telephony and AI workload use cases into requirements for software tooling.
• Contribute to the execution of deployment and support activities for VoIP systems and AI/ML developersoperatingin production voice environments.
• Build high-quality, clean,scalableand reusable code by enforcing best practices around software engineering architecture and processes (Code Reviews, Unit testing, etc.).
• Work with product owners to understand detailed requirements and own your code from design, implementation, test automation, and delivery — spanning both telephony infrastructure and LLM integration layers.
• Experience integrating LLMs into voice platforms and real-time communication systems.
• Be a mentor for colleagues and help promote knowledge-sharing across telecom and AI engineering disciplines.

To be successful in this role you have:

• Hands-on experience building VoIP systems using SIP/RTP protocols;
• Practical knowledge ofKamailio,RTPEngine,FreeSWITCH,SBCs, andPSTNsystems(or similar);
• Working knowledge of PSTN infrastructure and telecom protocols;
• Experience integrating applications on top of LLMs (using existing models, not building them);
• Experience in prompt engineering and developing LLM based features
• 4+ years of development experience with Python,GoLang, Java or similar languages.
• 4+ years of experienceoperatinghighly availabledistributed workloads on Kubernetes following a DevOps approach.
• Working experiencebuildingdistributed systemswith cloud-native software;
• Experience with software-defined networking, infrastructure as code and configurationmanagement;
• Experience with DevOpstooling(e.g. Helm / Ansible / Kubernetes / Prometheus /Splunk/ GitLab CI) is considered an asset
• Experiencebuilding software for compliance and security in regulatedenvironmentsis considered an asset
• 4+ years of experience with infrastructure and platform operations, deployments, SRE, and DevOps with a continued focus on improving Platformhealthis considered an asset

For positions in this location, we offer a base pay of $176,100 - $308,200, plus equity (when applicable), variable/incentive compensation and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the base pay shown is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location. We also offer health plans, including flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, matching donations, a flexible time away plan and family leave programs. Compensation is based on the geographic location in which the role is located and is subject to change based on work location.

Work Personas

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Equal Opportunity Employer

ServiceNow is an equal 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.

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