Staff Software Engineer at ServiceNow
San Diego, CA
$149,800–$262,200from the description
Jul 19, 2026
San Diego, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role sits on a team that builds the command-line tools and SDK enabling developers to create ServiceNow applications outside the browser, using local editors, source control, and AI coding assistants. Day-to-day work covers designing CLI experiences and SDK abstractions in TypeScript and Node.js, integrating AI-driven features into developer workflows, and guiding architectural decisions. It suits a senior engineer with a strong background in developer tooling or SDK development who is comfortable leading technical strategy and mentoring peers.
Senior level · 8+ years · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1,850 people in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 770–2,750
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $217,796 (middle half $177,469–$231,052). 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 (6)
The job title is simply a role on the 'ServiceNow SDK team' with no explicit level word in the title; the level advertised in the title is therefore Unspecified. However, the requirements (8+ years, cross-team technical leadership, architecture ownership, mentoring) firmly support a Senior classification.
The '8+ years' requirement is stated against 'full-stack JavaScript/TypeScript development' as a combined technology demand, not a pure role-level requirement; it is captured on the TypeScript and JavaScript skills as the years demanded of 8 and also reflected in the overall years minimum of 8.
AI integration is listed as a required qualification with explicit gating language ('Experience in leveraging or critically thinking about how to integrate AI into development workflows'); it is retained as a required skill despite being a capability rather than a named product, because the JD gates on it explicitly.
ServiceNow App Engine / Scoped Apps experience, VS Code extension development, Git workflows, and the build-tool list (npm, webpack, Nx, Vite) all appear under the '(Nice-to-Have)' section and are marked preferred accordingly.
Location is inferred as ServiceNow's headquarters (Santa Clara, CA) based on the compensation range and company context; the posting mentions flexible/remote/in-office work personas but does not explicitly state fully remote eligibility, so remote is set to false.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): CLI development, SDK development.
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