Senior Software Engineer

ServiceNow•Chicago, IL

About The Position

We are the App Engine Engineering at ServiceNow and we develop and maintains the low-code/no-code tools—specifically App Engine Studio (AES) and App Engine Management Center (AEMC) —this allow users to build, govern, and deploy custom applications and workflows on the ServiceNow Now Platform . Joining our team means being part of a dynamic, forward-thinking group that thrives on solving complex challenges, pushing boundaries, and staying ahead of the curve. We are looking for talented members who are passionate about AI, enjoy working in a collaborative environment, and are eager to contribute to the development of a transformative product that is reshaping how businesses leverage AI to solve real-world problems. What you get to do in this role: Build highly interactive applications that can scale with application complexity Create tools, libraries, and frameworks for other developers to build upon Apply new technology and innovation to improve platform functionality Contribute to the development of the platform while navigating Java, JavaScript and Kubernetes application architecture.

Requirements

Experience in critical thinking and innovation aimed at AI integrations 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.
Experience in building new products that use AI/ML
5+ years of software industry experience
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.
Experience designing and implementing highly interactive and high-volume applications
Expertise in backend technologies Java, Python, Junit, REST, AJAX, JSON, HTML, CSS and associated frameworks
JVM performance testing, optimization and garbage collection relational databases, SQL and frameworks like Spring, Hibernate and/or frontend technologies
Solid JavaScript experience with React, AngularJS, Cycle.js, Vue, or other frontend frameworks
Competent in aspects of design, usability, cross-browser compatibility and accessibility
Exposure to modern reusable theming practices such in sass, css-in-js and styled components
Experience in test driven development with Jest, TestCafe, Cyprus, Mocha, or Selenium
Experience in designed, developed, and maintained microservices-based applications on Kubernetes, improving scalability, reliability, and deployment speed
Advanced understanding of software design, development, testing, and problem-solving.
Bachelor’s/Master's degree in Computer Science or a related discipli

Nice To Haves

Experience in functional programming, stateless architectures, ADTs is a plus
Experience with caching systems like Redis, MemCached is a plus

Responsibilities

Build highly interactive applications that can scale with application complexity
Create tools, libraries, and frameworks for other developers to build upon
Apply new technology and innovation to improve platform functionality
Contribute to the development of the platform while navigating Java, JavaScript and Kubernetes application architecture.