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Senior Software Engineer

ServiceNow, Inc.

Santa Clara, CAJob$143–243K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$143–243K/yr
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Senior Software Engineer will develop ServiceNow’s Software Asset Management product, building performance-efficient algorithms for software licensing and compliance. The role spans the software development lifecycle, from design and implementation through testing and delivery, in partnership with product managers, architects, and quality engineers. The engineer will contribute to product features, improve quality and performance, and mentor peers.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

AI Integration, nice to haveAnalytical Data Stores, nice to haveSchema Design, nice to haveData Partitioning, nice to haveQuery Optimization, nice to haveDistributed Data Pipelines, nice to haveData Ingestion, nice to haveData Transformation, nice to haveData Reconciliation, nice to haveDashboard Creation, nice to haveAnalytical Reporting, nice to haveObject-Oriented Programming, nice to haveJava, nice to haveC++, nice to haveJavaScript, nice to haveWeb Development, nice to haveData Structures, nice to haveAlgorithms, nice to haveObject-Oriented Design, nice to haveDesign Patterns, nice to havePerformance Optimization, nice to haveScalability, nice to haveAngular, nice to haveReact, nice to haveVue, nice to haveAnalytical Skills, nice to haveDesign Skills, nice to haveProject Management, nice to haveTechnical Risk Management, nice to haveServiceNow Platform, nice to have

Qualifications

5+ Years Related Experience With Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Work Experience, nice to have3+ Years Related Experience With Master's Degree, nice to havePhD Without Experience, nice to have6+ Years Object-Oriented Programming Experience, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

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.

About the Role:

The Software Asset Management product empowers organizations to manage software licensing and compliance with precision. Our engineers build performance-efficient algorithms that help customers achieve the most accurate licensing position possible. You’ll be responsible for the full software development lifecycle—from design and implementation to testing and delivery—while partnering closely with product managers, architects, and quality engineers. Together, we improve product quality, efficiency, and performance. The SAM team is deeply aligned with company priorities and market expectations, delivering solutions that matter.

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.)

  • Own your code from design through implementation, test automation, and delivery

  • Collaborate with product managers to define feature sets that solve real customer problems

  • Work with architects to shape product design and with QE to enhance quality and performance

  • Contribute to new product features and enhance existing offerings

  • Mentor peers and promote knowledge-sharing across the team

To be successful in this role, you have:

  • Experience in leveraging or critically 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.

  • Hands-on experience with columnar/analytical data stores (e.g., ClickHouse, Apache Druid, Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, or Vertica), including schema design, partitioning, and query optimization for large-scale analytical workloads.

  • Experience building and operating distributed data pipelines for high-volume ingestion, transformation, and reconciliation (e.g., Apache Spark, Kafka, Flink, Airflow, or dbt).

  • Experience creating dashboards and analytic reports with tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Looker.

  • This role requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree; or 3 years and a master's degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience.

  • 6+ years of experience with object-oriented programming language

  • Exposure to Java or C++ Passion for JavaScript and the Web as a platform, with a focus on reusability and componentization

  • Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, design patterns, and performance/scale considerations

  • Experience with modern UI frameworks such as Angular, React, or Vue

  • Strong analytical and design skills

  • Ability to manage projects with material technical risk at a team level

Nice to Have:

  • Experience with ServiceNow platform

  • Background in AI or interest in integrating AI into software workflows

For positions in this location, we offer a base pay of $143,200 - $243,400 , 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 41,554 open Software Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$143–243K/yr
  • California median$165–249K/yr7,770 salary ranges
  • US median$135–219K/yr33,110 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $193K, is 6% below the California median midpoint ($205K) — in the middle half of Software Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 9,674 open Software Engineer jobs in California and 41,554 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (34,072 postings).
Education
13,032 of the 41,554 open Software Engineer jobs (31%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 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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