Senior Staff Software Engineer at ServiceNow
San Diego, CA
$171,900–$300,800from the description
Jul 19, 2026
San Diego, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A platform engineering role focused on the full lifecycle of custom applications built on ServiceNow's App Engine, from development through production deployment. The core technical work involves designing and optimizing execution engines, JIT/AOT compilation pipelines, and memory management systems. It suits a seasoned systems engineer with deep compiler and runtime expertise who is also comfortable across web, database, and cloud technology stacks.
Senior level · 12+ years · Remote · 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.
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Why we read it this way (9)
The 12+ years figure is stated as experience with Java or a similar OO language — it is the role-level experience floor, not a per-technology demand, but Java is the named language so both overall years minimum and Java's years demanded are set to 12.
The 5+ years for compiler/runtime/JIT/AOT systems is stated as a sub-requirement within the same bullet; captured on the compiler/runtime systems skill.
Angular, React, and Vue are listed together as interchangeable modern UI framework options; Angular is the primary with React and Vue as alternatives.
'AI integration' covers the requirement for experience integrating AI into software development, workflows, or automation — no specific AI platform or tool is named.
LLVM and language runtime development are explicitly called a 'strong plus', so they are marked preferred.
ServiceNow App Engine, cloud development, and service-oriented architecture appear in narrative/context sections rather than a hard-requirements block and are marked preferred.
The compensation range ($171,900–$300,800/year) is quoted for California (outside Bay Area) and also for Bay Area positions; the Bay Area may carry an additional pay enhancement per the posting.
Ignored 3 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): memory management, cloud development, service-oriented architecture.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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