ServiceNow
Sr Software Engineer
San Diego, CALIFORNIA, United States · Senior · Contract
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$5,447 more — $134,347 — moves this role to Level II and 2 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $134,347 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- We value AI-first thinking, clean architecture, intuitive experiences, and a culture of continuous learning.
- The architecture is evolving, and this role helps define what good looks like.
- Well-scoped components of the engine-evidence ingestion and connectors, entity resolution, graph construction, or parts of the probability core-built to production quality.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, test, and operate production ML components with strong engineering fundamentals.
- Contribute to design and code reviews, and help raise the quality bar on the team.
- Partner with product, security R&D, and SecOps to understand the problem behind the ticket.
- Apply AI safety, security, and guardrail practices to what you build.
- That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for everyone-freeing people from busywork so they could focus on meaningful work.
- We're building an AI-native culture where technology and talent are unstoppable together.
Requirements
- Solid software engineering fundamentals and experience operating production-quality software.
- Experience taking a prototype to a reliable, maintainable production solution.
- Working knowledge of distributed systems, APIs, cloud-native development, and data or graph systems.
- 3+ years of software engineering experience, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience designing and delivering production software systems.
- Modern AI experience: LLMs, RAG, embeddings, vector search, agentic workflows, model evaluation, or AI observability.
- Strong programming experience in Python and/or Java, Go, or a similar language.
Nice to have
- Experience with AI-assisted development tools and coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or Windsurf is a plus.
- Experience with AI evaluation, safety, or guardrails is a plus.
- Cybersecurity or security-product experience is a plus.
Compensation
- $129k-$219k
Benefits
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
Company info
- Turning ambiguous requirements into working code, with guidance on the calls that shape the wider system.
- The data and model plumbing that keeps the graph accurate-entity-resolution quality, evidence provenance, and decay.
- The Security and Risk Engineering organization builds scalable, AI-powered security solutions that reduce risk and protect ServiceNow and its customers.
- Our ServiceNow AI platform brings together any AI, any data, and any workflow- helping 85% of the Fortune 500® work smarter, faster, and better.
Equal opportunity
- ServiceNow is an equal opportunity employer.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity, veteran status, or any other category protected by law.
- In addition, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with legal requirements.
- Accommodations
Visa & Work Authorization
- Export Control Regulations
This listing is sourced directly from ServiceNow's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.