Staff Software Engineer
ServiceNow · Santa Clara, CA
$166,500–$291,400from the description
Jul 9, 2026
Santa Clara, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A founding full-stack engineer role building a cloud-native forecasting and planning platform for internal financial governance of multi-cloud infrastructure spend. The work spans React/TypeScript frontends, Node.js backends, and deep integration with an existing data stack including distributed query engines and lakehouse storage. The position suits an experienced, autonomous engineer comfortable designing and shipping greenfield systems at pace.
Staff level · 8+ years · National · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
Location is not specified in the posting beyond a compensation note referencing 'positions in this location' — no city or CBSA could be determined. ServiceNow's headquarters is Santa Clara, CA, but the posting does not confirm this as the work location.
Work persona (flexible, remote, or in-office) is not explicitly stated; remote=false is set conservatively given the in-office/hybrid framing of ServiceNow's work persona policy and the lack of an explicit remote designation.
Degree requirement is None: the JD accepts equivalent experience in lieu of a degree ('or equivalent experience').
The 8+ years figure is the baseline for a Bachelor's holder; the JD also accepts 6 years with a Master's or 3 years with a PhD — 8 is used as the stated minimum for the overall years minimum.
Frontend state management tools (Context API, Zustand, Redux) and data-grid libraries (AG Grid, Handsontable) appear in the 'Technical Expertise' section, which reads as stack context rather than a hard gate; marked preferred accordingly.
Trino, dbt, Apache Iceberg, DuckDB, and Argo Workflows appear in the 'Technical Expertise' section under 'Familiarity with' or 'experience with' phrasing, and several are also listed under 'Nice to Have'; marked preferred.
AI development tools (Cursor, Windsurf, ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot) are referenced in the responsibilities narrative and the top-level AI integration qualifier, not in a hard-requirements gate; marked preferred with GitHub Copilot as the canonical name and the others as alternatives.
The role is explicitly titled and framed as 'Staff Software Developer,' and the scope — founding engineer, org-wide architectural authority, setting practices for future team members — supports the Staff band.
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