Sr Software Engineer

Sr Software Engineer Full-time Employee Type: Regular Region: AMS - North America and Canada Work Persona: Flexible Company 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. Job Description This role is for a mid-level engineer who independently designs, builds, tests, and maintains cloud-native and AI-native software components with limited supervision. The IC3 engineer takes ownership of medium-complexity features or components, works across the full development lifecycle from design through production support, and begins to mentor junior engineers. They combine solid software engineering fundamentals with growing expertise in AI/ML integration, ServiceNow platform development, and production systems. This role requires the ability to balance technical depth with broader team needs, communicate clearly with teammates and customers, and take initiative in improving code quality and product reliability. Responsibility Area: Software Development & Feature Ownership • Design, develop, test, and maintain AI-native software features and backend services with limited supervision • Take full ownership of medium-complexity features from design through deployment and production support • Contribute to technical specifications, implementation plans, prompt design, agent logic, and retrieval workflows • Build comprehensive unit tests, integration tests, and basic evaluation checks for AI features • Troubleshoot software defects, integration issues, and AI behavior problems in development and production environments • Follow secure coding practices, including responsible handling of prompts, customer data, privacy, and AI safety guardrails • Work with cloud services, APIs, containers, and CI/CD pipelines to support reliable delivery of software • Proactively identify and fix technical debt in code you maintain; suggest improvements to teammates Responsibility Area: ServiceNow Platform Development • Design and develop features and customizations on the ServiceNow platform independently • Architect ServiceNow workflows, business rules, and automations; implement client and server-side JavaScript/GlideScript • Design data models, forms, dashboards, and reports for ServiceNow applications; optimize database queries • Integrate third-party AI/ML services and custom APIs with ServiceNow; build REST integrations and webhooks • Maintain and extend ServiceNow plugins and apps; follow platform best practices and architectural patterns • Participate in ServiceNow platform upgrades and manage feature compatibility with platform updates • Support customer implementations and provide guidance on ServiceNow platform capabilities and configuration Responsibility Area: Communication & Collaboration • Communicate clearly with team members, stakeholders, and cross-functional partners on technical topics • Provide regular updates on assigned work, risks, blockers, and delivery progress • Explain technical choices, implementation trade-offs, and AI limitations to technical and non-technical audiences • Participate actively in design discussions, code reviews, sprint planning, and retrospectives • Share knowledge with junior engineers through pair programming, code reviews, and informal mentoring • Work collaboratively with product, design, and other engineering teams; seek alignment on