ServiceNow
Principal Software Engineer - Application Lifecycle
$221K–$387K
Santa Clara, California, United States · Hybrid · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 15, 2026
- Experience
- 15+ years of software engineering experience or equivalent practical experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- For positions requiring access to controlled technology subject to export control regulations, employment is contingent on obtaining any required export license or other government approval.
About the job
Defines technical strategy and builds scalable developer platforms and AI-powered engineering productivity solutions for application lifecycle management, testing, and software delivery.
What you'll do
- Lead architecture and technical direction for developer tooling, automated testing, and application lifecycle management platforms.
- Build scalable platform services and prototypes that improve developer productivity and software quality.
- Drive AI-enabled developer experiences and influence engineering standards across teams.
What they ask for
- 15+ years of software engineering experience or equivalent practical experience.
- Deep expertise in large-scale distributed systems, developer platforms, cloud-native applications, or enterprise SaaS products.
- Expert-level understanding of system architecture, scalability, reliability, observability, fault tolerance, and production operations.
- Strong software development background with Java and modern distributed system design.
Nice to have
- Experience building developer tools, testing platforms, CI/CD systems, DevEx solutions, or application lifecycle management products.
- Experience developing AI-powered products, AI-assisted developer workflows, agentic systems, or intelligent automation capabilities.
Pay
$221,200 - $387,100 USD base salary
Tools
Java, CI/CD
AI focus
Develops AI-powered engineering productivity solutions, including AI-enabled developer experiences, intelligent automation, and agentic workflows.
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