ServiceNow is looking to hire a Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead architectural decisions, ensure code quality, and mentor engineers, focusing on building scalable, maintainable, and performant systems within the Flow Engine and related platform components to deliver enterprise-grade solutions.
Requirements
- Expert-level experience and understandnig of Java, including performance tuning and memory optimization.
- Proficiency in JavaScript for front-end or full stack development
- Strong knowledge of relational databases (design, optimization, and query performance)
- Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, design patterns, and performance optimization
- Deep expertise in software architecture and design principals (SOLID, design patterns)
- Proficiency in event-driven architecture and alerting frameworks.
- Familiarity with automated testing frameworks (e.g., JUnit, Selenium, TestNG) and integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines
Responsibilities
- Design and develop scalable, maintainable, and reusable software components with a strong emphasis on performance and reliability.
- Own critical components of the Flow Engine and related systems, ensuring robustness and efficiency.
- Collaborate with product managers and other engineering teams to define frameworks for new capabilities (e.g., alert mechanisms, event management integration, etc.) and translate requirements into well-architected solutions, owning features from design through delivery
- Lead design discussions enforce SOLID principles and modern software design patterns
- Drive clarity on the technical approaches for high-impact customer scenarios, such as queue management and performance optimization.
- Contribute to the design and implementation of new products and features while enhancing existing product capabilities.
- Provide architectural guidance for complex features and epics.
Other
- Experience in leveraging or critical thinking about how to integrate AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving.
- Experience In using AI Productivity tools such as Windsurf, Cursor, etc. is a plus or nice to have.
- 10+ years of Software Development experience in Enterprise-Scale Systems.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence technical direction.
