
Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer_Voice AI
San Diego, CAJob$181–317K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer will contribute to ServiceNow’s Voice Platform and build large-scale distributed Voice AI systems across regions and datacenters. The role partners with product managers and customers to address use cases and technology challenges, supports SRE improvements, and mentors colleagues. The successful candidate has 12+ years of relevant industry experience, including experience with LLM applications, agents, distributed systems, and production workloads on Kubernetes.
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Full 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.
What you get to do in this role:
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Contribute to the design, development and implementation of the core Voice Platform (Audio Acquisition, Conversation Management, Speech Generation, integration with API and self-hosted Voice AI models, Voice Harness)
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Partner with product managers to work with customers, understand their use cases and technology challenges, and build for their success
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Build and deploy large Voice AI distributed systems at scale spanning multiple regions and datacenters
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Build high-quality, clean, scalable and reusable code by enforcing best practices around software engineering architecture and processes (Code Reviews, Unit testing, etc.)
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Contribute to the continuous improvement of the SRE practice by turning operational use cases into requirements for software tooling
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Be a mentor for colleagues and help promote knowledge-sharing across Voice AI engineering disciplines
To be successful in this role you have:
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12+ year of relevant industry experience
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Hands-on experience building distributed Voice AI systems with a large operational scale
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4+ years building LLM-based applications (integrating models, not training)
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4+ years of development experience with Python, Golang, Java, or similar languages.
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2+ years of experience building agents (prompt engineering) and developing LLM-based experiences
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Working experience operating highly available distributed workloads on Kubernetes following a DevOps approach.
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Experience building software for compliance and security in regulated environments is considered an asset
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Critically thinking around AI integrations for 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.
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Experience building with AI tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf
For positions in this location, we offer a base pay of $181,200 - $317,100 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
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 (https://careers.servicenow.com/life-at-servicenow#workpersonas) . 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, 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.
Accommodations
We strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are unable to use this online application and need an alternative method to apply, please contact [email protected] for assistance.
Export Control Regulations
For positions requiring access to controlled technology subject to export control regulations, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR), ServiceNow may be required to obtain export control approval from government authorities for certain individuals. All employment is contingent upon ServiceNow obtaining any export license or other approval that may be required by relevant export control authorities.
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How this job compares
Set against the 6,099 open Machine Learning Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$181–317K/yr
- California median$176–261K/yr1,350 salary ranges
- US median$148–245K/yr4,859 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $249K, is 12% above the California median midpoint ($222K) — in the middle half of Machine Learning Engineer salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,824 open Machine Learning Engineer jobs in California and 6,099 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 12 years of experience — more than three in four Machine Learning Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 4,881 postings).
- Education
- 2,296 of the 6,099 open Machine Learning Engineer jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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