Santa Clara, California, United States · Hybrid
$255k–$445k/yr
Company Description It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for …
Skills: Kubernetes, Distributed Systems, Multi-Cloud Topology, Control Plane Design, Go
San Diego, California, United States · Remote OK
$199k–$348k/yr
Company Description It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for …
Skills: Technical Program Management, Strategic Planning, AI Tool Integration, Cross-functional Leadership, Product Development
San Diego, California, United States · Remote OK
$199k–$348k/yr
Company Description It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for …
Skills: Technical Program Management, Strategic Planning, AI Tool Integration, Cross-functional Leadership, Product Development
New York, New York, United States · Remote OK
$139k–$230k/yr
Company Description It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for …
Skills: CRM Sales, Account Planning, Pipeline Generation, Executive Relationship Management, ROI Analysis
Kirkland, Washington, United States · Remote OK
$201k–$352k/yr
Company Description It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for …
Skills: Product Security Incident Response, Source Code Auditing, Java, JavaScript, Python
Denver, Colorado, United States · Remote OK
$114k–$189k/yr
Company Description It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for …
Skills: SaaS Sales, Cybersecurity Sales, Account Planning, Territory Planning, C-Suite Relationship Management
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States · Remote OK
Company Description It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for …
Skills: SaaS Sales, Cybersecurity Sales, Account Planning, Territory Planning, C-Level Relationship Management
Dallas, Texas, United States · Remote OK
Company Description It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for …
Skills: SaaS Sales, Account Planning, Territory Planning, C-Suite Relationship Management, Deal Negotiation
Dallas, Texas, United States · Remote OK
Company Description It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for …
Skills: SaaS Sales, Account Planning, Territory Planning, C-Suite Relationship Management, Business Development
Dallas, Texas, United States · Remote OK
Company Description It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for …
Skills: SaaS Sales, Cybersecurity Sales, Account Planning, Territory Planning, C-Suite Relationship Management
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · Remote OK
Company Description It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for …
Skills: SaaS Sales, Account Planning, Territory Planning, C-Suite Relationship Management, Business Development
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · Remote OK
Company Description It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for …
Skills: SaaS Sales, Cybersecurity Sales, Account Planning, Territory Planning, C-Suite Relationship Management
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States · Remote OK
$131k–$216k/yr
Company Description It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for …
Skills: SaaS Sales, Cybersecurity Sales, Account Planning, Territory Planning, C-Suite Relationship Management
Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Remote OK
$131k–$216k/yr
Company Description It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for …
Skills: SaaS Sales, Account Planning, Territory Planning, C-Suite Relationship Management, Cybersecurity Sales
Manchester, New Hampshire, United States · Remote OK
$131k–$216k/yr
Company Description It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for …
Skills: SaaS Sales, Account Planning, Territory Planning, C-Suite Relationship Management, Cybersecurity Sales
Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Remote OK
Company Description It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for …
Skills: Partner Management, Channel Management, Alliance Management, Business Planning, Account Planning
New York, New York, United States · Remote OK
$139k–$230k/yr
Company Description It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for …
Skills: AI Integration, ROI Analysis, Account Planning, Sales Cycle Management, Digital Transformation Strategy
Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Hybrid
Company Description It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for …
Skills: Generative AI, LLM Integration, Prompt Engineering, Eval Engineering, Distributed Systems
Hyderabad, Telangana, India · Hybrid
Company Description It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for …
Skills: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Web Components, Distributed Systems
Hyderabad, Telangana, India · Hybrid
Company Description It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for …
Skills: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Web Components, Distributed Systems
Santa Clara, California, United States • Hybrid
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Set the technical direction for the cloud-native platform, defining architecture for Kubernetes and distributed systems at scale. Own complex technical problems including multi-cloud topology, control-plane design, and reliability across hundreds of clusters.
Requires 12+ years of experience in large-scale distributed systems and deep expertise in Kubernetes and major hyperscalers. Must be proficient in Go and experienced with the operator pattern, GitOps, and cloud-native infrastructure.
It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. 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. Today, ServiceNow is the AI control tower for business reinvention. Our ServiceNow AI platform brings together any AI, any data, and any workflow— helping 85% of the Fortune 500® work smarter, faster, and better. We're building an AI-native culture where technology and talent are unstoppable together. And we're just getting started.
Join us to put AI to work for people.
Position Location:
This is a Flexible (Hybrid) position. Flexible positions require 2 days per week in a ServiceNow office. We have offices in several locations, including Santa Clara, CA, San Diego, CA, and Kirkland, WA
We are currently seeking a Distinguished Engineer. In this role, you will have org-wide technical authority, giving you the ability to set technical direction across multiple engineering organizations. You will own the hardest, most ambiguous problems in the platform domain.
What you get to do in this role:
For positions in this location, we offer a base pay of $254,500 - $445,400, 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.
We approach our distributed world of work with flexibility and trust. Work personas (flexible, remote, or required in office) are categories that are assigned to ServiceNow employees depending on the nature of their work and their assigned work location. Learn more here. To determine eligibility for a work persona, ServiceNow may confirm the distance between your primary residence and the closest ServiceNow office using a third-party service.
ServiceNow is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, 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.
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ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) makes the world work better for everyone. Our cloud-based platform and solutions help digitize and unify organizations so that they can find smarter, faster, better ways to make work flow. So employees and customers can be more connected, more innovative, and more agile. And we can all create the future we imagine. The world works with ServiceNow. For more information, visit www.servicenow.com.
Offices: 2225 Lawson Lane, Santa Clara, CA 95054, US · 680 George St, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, AU · 90 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC 3000, AU · Staines, GB · Amsterdam, NL
ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) makes the world work better for everyone. Our cloud-based platform and solutions help digitize and unify organizations so that they can find smarter, faster, better ways to make work flow. So employees and customers can be more connected, more innovative, and more agile. And we can all create the future we imagine. The world works with ServiceNow. For more information, visit www.servicenow.com.
Offices: 2225 Lawson Lane, Santa Clara, CA 95054, US · 680 George St, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, AU · 90 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC 3000, AU · Staines, GB · Amsterdam, NL
