Senior Staff Software Engineer | Security Data Platform | Expert in Python at ServiceNow

Department: Digital TechnologySeniority in posting: senior

Compensation

$190,900 – $334,100/yr

Setup: Remote
Location: California
Type: Full-time
Level: senior
Posted: Sep 8, 2026

Description

ServiceNow is hiring a Senior Security Platform Engineer to build and own core APIs, asynchronous data pipelines, and integrations for a security platform that connects SIEM, identity governance, asset inventory, threat intelligence, and knowledge-graph data. The role requires 12+ years of professional software engineering experience, expert Python, deep Splunk experience, cybersecurity background, and senior individual-contributor project ownership. The position offers a base pay range of $190,900 to $334,100 plus equity, variable compensation, and benefits, and is limited to United States citizens, naturalized citizens, or permanent residents.

Required Skills

Python
Splunk
API design
Data pipelines
Security integration
Cybersecurity

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: 12+ years of professional software engineering experience, including production systems
Experience integrating AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving
Cybersecurity background in security operations, detection engineering, threat detection, incident response, or security data engineering
Senior individual-contributor project ownership
Preferred Qualifications: Data science experience
Applied AI or machine learning experience
Identity governance or asset inventory platform experience
Data contract or governance model experience
Translation Company Name: ServiceNow