Staff Software Engineer

About the role

We're building an AI-native culture where technology and talent are unstoppable together - and our internal Go-To-Market applications and Sales CRM team is where that shows up in how we build our own commercial workflows across Sales, Deal Desk, Legal, and Procurement. As a Staff Engineer (IC4), you'll independently lead the design, development, and delivery of complex, high-impact systems within these internal platforms.

You'll take ownership of critical components, set technical direction within your domain, and serve as a technical resource to peers and other engineers. We're looking for someone who combines deep software engineering fundamentals with hands-on, already-fluent expertisein AI-assisted and agentic development - not someone looking to pick it up on the job.

What You'll Do

Own backend services end-to-end, including REST/GraphQL APIs and event-driven microservices (Kafka) Build and integrate microservices with ServiceNow platform applications, ramping up quickly on platform-specific patterns and constraints as needed Own a complex subsystem - set technical direction, make the architectural calls, and carry the operational consequences of them Pitch in on UI work using a modern component framework Work closely with TPMs and business stakeholders to understand and help shape requirements, communicating technical trade-offs clearly and driving alignment without heavy hand-holding Apply AI coding tools and agentic workflows day-to-day as a core part of how you build and ship - using them accountably, with critical review and verification before anything ships Provide L3 support for internal business-critical systems Mentor other engineers and serve as a technical resource within your domain, raising the bar through code review, scalable system design.

Model best practices in software craftsmanship, testing discipline, and debugging methodology

Pay and benefits

~8+ years of practical software engineering experience, including production systems you've owned end-to-end Strong fundamentals: data structures, system design, REST/GraphQL, relational data modeling, testing Real, hands-on microservices experience, including event-driven architecture (Kafka or similar) Working front-end skills with a modern component framework Strong collaboration skills - comfortable working with TPMs and business stakeholders to clarify ambiguous requirements CI/CD, containers, observability, and L3 incident/support experience for internal production systems Current, hands-on experience with agentic workflows, LLM integration, RAG, Knowledge grapgh, MCP or prompt engineering - you should already be fluent here A record of mentoring engineers and raising quality through code review Nice to have Billing, contracts, quoting, or usage-based commercial systems experience Kafka/event-driven architecture depth, or NoSQL data modeling (e.g., Cosmos DB) ServiceNow Platform certification and/or development experience is a strong added advantage Nice to have Billing, contracts, quoting, or usage-based commercial systems experience Kafka/event-driven architecture depth, or NoSQL data modeling (e.g., Cosmos DB) ServiceNow Platform experience is a plus For positions in this location, we offer a base pay of $166,500 - $291,400, plus equity (when applicable), variable/incentive compensation and benefits.

Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the base pay shown is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location.

We also offer health plans, including flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, matching donations, a flexible time away plan and family leave programs. Compensation is based on the geographic location in which the role is located and is subject to change based on work location.

Additional Information

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