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Principal Software Engineer at ServiceNow

Department: Engineering, Infrastructure and OperationsSeniority in posting: other

Compensation

$221,200 – $387,100/yr

Setup
Hybrid
Location
California
Type
Full-time
Level
staff+
Posted

Description

ServiceNow is hiring a Principal Software Engineer to lead architecture and technical direction for its workflow and automation stack, including the evolution toward agentic, AI-driven execution at scale. The role involves building prototypes and reference implementations, testing architectural ideas with real data, improving existing workflow capabilities, diagnosing underperforming features, documenting reusable patterns, and influencing design decisions across engineering teams. Candidates need 15+ years of related engineering experience, large-scale distributed systems experience, strong system design knowledge, and deep Java, Python, or comparable-language expertise. The role offers a base salary of $221,200 to $387,100 plus equity, variable compensation, and benefits.

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