Staff Software Engineer, Platform Cryptography at ServiceNow

Department: Engineering, Infrastructure and OperationsSeniority in posting: other

Compensation

$166,500 – $291,400/yr

Setup: Hybrid
Location: California
Type: Full-time
Level: staff+
Posted: Sep 28, 2026

Description

ServiceNow is hiring a Staff AI Security & Crypto Engineer to architect and operate enterprise-scale cryptographic services for key management, PKI, secrets infrastructure, and workload identity. The role combines applied cryptography, machine learning, reasoning engines, and real-time inference with Kubernetes, secure coding, threat modeling, incident response, and engineering mentorship. Candidates need at least 8 years of professional software engineering experience, production experience with Java, Go, or a comparable strongly-typed language, and strong cryptographic and distributed-systems fundamentals. The position offers a base salary of $166,500 to $291,400 plus equity, variable compensation, and benefits.

Required Skills

Applied cryptography
Kubernetes
Machine learning
Threat modeling
Secure coding
PKI
Key management
Secrets management

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
Production experience running services on Kubernetes in a SaaS or multi-tenant environment
Working understanding of core cryptographic primitives
Preferred Qualifications: Direct experience in cryptography, PKI, key management, secrets management, HSM/KMS integration, or crypto-agility
Hands-on AI/ML exposure
Experience applying machine learning to security or operations problems or integrating LLM tooling
Experience with regulated environments such as FIPS, FedRAMP, or common criteria
Exposure to post-quantum cryptography
Experience mentoring engineers and improving team security practices
Translation Company Name: ServiceNow