Senior Software Engineer (FedRamp)

Please Note :    This position will include supporting our US Public Sector customers.

This position requires passing a ServiceNow background screening USFedPASS (US Federal Personnel Authorization Screening Standards). This includes a credit check criminal / misdemeanor check and taking a drug test. Any employment is contingent upon passing the screening.   Due to Federal requirements only US citizens US naturalized citizens or US Permanent Residents holding a green card will be considered.

The ServiceNow Core Platform underpins the entire ecosystem and the systems we build are complex large-scale and mission critical. This role offers the opportunity to work across the full stackfrom developer-facing APIs and frameworks to distributed runtime services to system-level components that ensure reliability scalability and performance. You should be someone who enjoys solving hard engineering problems is passionate about platform engineering and is committed to building high-quality resilient software while driving operational excellence.

By being part of this team engineers can implement software engineering best practices and contribute to designing innovative solutions that streamline digital workflows. The collaborative environment within the team fosters creativity and continuous learning making it an ideal place for engineers to grow their skills and careers.

We are looking for an experienced software development engineer to help take the ServiceNow Platform to the next level. As a Software Development Engineer on the Core Platform team you will own critical areas of the platform and play a key role in shaping our strategy by driving the next wave of platform features and system architecture.

The ideal candidate has a proven track record of delivering innovative platform capabilities or products. You thrive in dynamic fast-paced environments where priorities evolve quickly. You bring strong design and implementation experience deep knowledge of distributed systems and service architectures and an understanding of web services and protocols. Experience with asynchronous workflows high-scale runtime frameworks or developer productivity tooling is a strong plus.

What you get to do in this role :

• Build high-quality clean scalable and reusable code by enforcing best practices around software engineering architecture and processes (Code Reviews Unit testing etc.)
• Partner with the product owners to understand detailed requirements and own your code from design implementation test automation and delivery of high-quality products to our users.
• Implement software that is simple to use to allow customers to extend and customize the functionality to meet their specific needs
• Contribute to the design and implementation of new products and features while also enhancing the existing product suite
• Design and develop scalable maintainable and reusable software components with a strong emphasis on performance and reliability.
• Collaborate with product managers to translate requirements into well-architected solutions owning features from design through delivery
• Contribute to the design and implementation of new products and features while enhancing existing product capabilities.
• Integrate automated testing into development workflows to ensure consistent quality across releases.
• Participate in design and code reviews ensuring best practices in performance maintainability and testability.
• Develop comprehensive test strategies covering functional regression integration and performance aspects
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement by sharing best practices in engineering and quality
• Promote a culture of engineering craftsmanship knowledge-sharing and thoughtful quality practices across the team.

To be successful in this role you have :

Qualifications :

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For positions in this location we offer a base pay of $140700 - $239200 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.

Additional Information :

Work Personas

We approach our distributed world of work with flexibility and trust. Work personas (flexible remote or required in office) are categories that are assigned to ServiceNow employees depending on the nature of their work and their assigned work location. Learn more here . To determine eligibility for a work persona ServiceNow may confirm the distance between your primary residence and the closest ServiceNow office using a third-party service.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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

Accommodations

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Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Full-time

Key Skills

Spring,.NET,C / C++,Go,React,OOP,C#,AWS,Data Structures,Software Development,Java,Distributed Systems

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1