ServiceNow
Senior Staff Software Engineer - Platform Access Control - Security
$191K–$334K
Santa Clara, CALIFORNIA, United States · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 21, 2026
- Experience
- 12+ years with a Bachelor's degree; OR 8+ years with a Master's degree; OR 5+ years with a PhD; OR equivalent work experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree, Master's degree, or PhD, with the stated experience alternatives; or equivalent work experience.
About the job
Lead the architecture and development of ServiceNow’s authorization platform, including access controls for AI agents, while guiding engineering quality across teams.
What you'll do
- Set technical vision and architecture strategy for the authorization platform, balancing scalability, delivery, and security.
- Own authorization features from design through delivery; lead reviews, testing strategy, and resolution of critical production issues.
- Mentor engineers and influence technical decisions and engineering practices across teams.
What they ask for
- Authorization-domain experience, such as RBAC, ABAC, policy engines, or adjacent technologies.
- Track record of technical leadership and successful delivery of complex cross-team projects.
- Expert-level object-oriented and modular software practices, particularly Java and Golang; strong foundations in data structures, algorithms, design patterns, and performance optimization.
- Experience with automated testing frameworks and CI/CD, plus deep understanding of reliability, observability, and production readiness.
Nice to have
- Prior ServiceNow Platform experience or experience building authorization frameworks.
- Experience with Kubernetes-based services in regulated environments.
Pay
$190,900 - $334,100 USD base salary
Tools
Java, Golang, JUnit, Selenium, TestNG, CI/CD, Kubernetes
AI focus
Expand authorization to secure AI Agent access across the product stack; critically consider integrating AI into engineering through AI-powered coding and operational tooling, workflow automation, and changes to software and infrastructure development.
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