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Staff Software Engineer – AI Agents & Agentic Workflows

Staff Software Engineer – AI Agents & Agentic Workflows

CompanyServiceNow
LocationSanta Clara, CA, USA
Salary$163600 – $286300
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • self-starter and a doer
  • deep interest and hands-on experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, and applying AI to real-world problems
  • 6+ years of experience in software engineering, especially with JavaScript/TypeScript and modern web frameworks
  • strong instincts for product and user experience
  • ability to navigate changing requirements and shifting priorities with confidence and clarity
  • strong architectural and system design skills
  • ability to collaborate well across teams and roles

Responsibilities

  • designing, developing, and owning key components across prompt engineering, integrations, user experience, and agentic workflows
  • acting as a technical owner, taking initiative, driving decisions, and delivering results
  • working closely with cross-functional teams to align on goals and deliver end-to-end value
  • researching new AI models, tools, and frameworks and translating them into actionable product capabilities
  • prototyping, iterating, and learning fast from both users and technical signals
  • operating in a lean, Kanban-style agile environment
  • championing a high standard of user experience

Preferred Qualifications

  • experience with agentic or autonomous systems, vector search, or human-AI interaction patterns
  • Java programming skills
  • Kubernetes
  • experience with large-scale systems or distributed architecture
  • familiarity with data processing and streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka, Flink, Spark, etc.)