Senior Staff Software Engineer / Architect - Observability & Data Platform - Federal jobs in United States
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ServiceNow · 3 weeks ago

Senior Staff Software Engineer / Architect - Observability & Data Platform - Federal

ServiceNow is a global market leader in AI-enhanced technology, dedicated to transforming how organizations work. The Senior Staff Software Engineer / Architect will design and develop scalable software components while collaborating with product managers to create innovative solutions, ensuring high performance and reliability across products.

Agentic AIBusiness Process Automation (BPA)Cloud ManagementEnterprise SoftwareRobotic Process Automation (RPA)SaaS
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Responsibilities

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
Build intuitive and extensible user experiences using modern UI frameworks, ensuring flexibility for customer-specific needs
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

Qualification

AI integrationPythonJavaDistributed systemsModern front-end frameworksAutomated testing frameworksData modelingKubernetesPerformance optimizationSoftware quality principlesUnix shellDevelopment toolsCritical thinking

Required

Experience in leveraging critical thinking about how to integrate AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving. This may include using AI-powered tools, automating workflows, analyzing AI-driven insights, or exploring AI's potential impact on the function or industry
10+ years of experience in software engineering, with a track record of delivering high-quality products
Proficiency in Python, Java, or similar object-oriented languages
Experience with modern front-end frameworks such as Angular, React, or Vue
Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, design patterns, and performance optimization
Familiarity with automated testing frameworks (e.g., JUnit, Selenium, TestNG) and integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines
Understanding software quality principles including reliability, observability, and production readiness
Strong knowledge and/or experience with data modeling, tuning, and design across multiple database types such as TimeSeries, log databases, and Postgres
A proven track record of delivering innovative platform capabilities or products
Ability to thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments where priorities evolve quickly
Strong design and implementation experience, with deep knowledge of distributed systems, service architectures, and hyperscaler environments
Experience with Unix shell and Kubernetes is a must
Ability to troubleshoot complex systems and optimize performance across the stack
Experience with AI-powered tools or workflows, including validation of datasets, model predictions, and inference consistency
Comfort with development tools such as IDEs, debuggers, profilers, source control, and Unix-based systems

Company

ServiceNow

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ServiceNow is an AI platform that delivers IT operations, field service management and app engine solutions.

H1B Sponsorship

ServiceNow has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (910)
2024 (876)
2023 (807)
2022 (840)
2021 (447)
2020 (439)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$83.7M
Key Investors
Sequoia CapitalJMI Equity
2022-12-09Post Ipo Equity
2012-07-29IPO
2012-03-20Private Equity· $10.98M

Leadership Team

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Bill McDermott
Chairman and CEO
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Pat Casey
Chief Technology Officer & EVP of DevOps
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