Staff Software Developer - FinOps Forecasting Platform

Company Description

It all started in sunny San Diego, California in 2004 when a visionary engineer, Fred Luddy, saw the potential to transform how we work. Fast forward to today — ServiceNow stands as a global market leader, bringing innovative AI-enhanced technology to over 8,100 customers, including 85% of the Fortune 500®. Our intelligent cloud-based platform seamlessly connects people, systems, and processes to empower organizations to find smarter, faster, and better ways to work. But this is just the beginning of our journey. Join us as we pursue our purpose to make the world work better for everyone.

Job Description

Team

Join the Global Cloud Services organization's FinOps Tools team, which is building ServiceNow's next-generation analytics and financial governance platform. Our team owns the full modern data stack : Trino for distributed queries, dbt for transformations, Iceberg for lakehouse architecture, Lightdash for business intelligence, and Argo Workflows for orchestration. You will be the founding engineer dedicated to Forecasting & Planning Applications, creating the full-stack platform that empowers our finance and engineering teams to forecast, plan, and optimize cloud spend at enterprise scale.

Role

We are building a cloud-native forecasting and planning platform that enables data-driven financial governance across ServiceNow's multi-cloud infrastructure. As our founding Staff Software Developer focused on Forecasting & Planning, you will design, architect, and rapidly implement full-stack applications that seamlessly integrate with our existing data stack (Trino, dbt, Iceberg, Lightdash, Argo Workflows).

You will build production-grade forecasting applications from the ground up, translating functional requirements from FinOps stakeholders into robust engineering solutions. This role demands aggressive execution : working MVP in 3 months, full production-scale platform in 6 months.

This is a unique opportunity to build from the ground up and define how financial planning and forecasting happens at ServiceNow's scale.

What you get to do in this role :

• Technical Leadership & Architecture

Design and architect full-stack forecasting and planning applications from functional requirements

Build modern web applications using React 19, TypeScript, and Vite

Integrate forecasting applications with the modern data stack : Trino queries, dbt transformations, Iceberg tables

Design database schemas and data models for forecasting, planning, and variance analysis

Translate functional requirements from FinOps stakeholders into detailed engineering specifications

Leverage cutting-edge AI development tools (Cursor, Windsurf, ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate development velocity

Work autonomously with guidance from Engineering and FinOps leadership

Qualifications

To be successful in this role you have :

Technical Expertise

Full-Stack Application Development

Requirements Translation & Communication

Leadership & Autonomy

Nice to Have

GCS-23

For positions in this location, we offer a base pay of $163,600 - $286,300, 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 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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