Principal / Distinguished Software Engineer
San Diego, CA

Job Description

Job Title: Principal / Distinguished Software Engineer

Location: San Diego, CA

ServiceNow is changing the way people work. With a service-orientation toward the activities, tasks and processes that make up day-to-day work life, we help the modern enterprise operate faster and be more scalable than ever before.

We're disruptive. We work hard but try not to take ourselves too seriously. We are highly adaptable and constantly evolving. We are passionate about our product, and we live for our customers. We have high expectations and a career at ServiceNow means challenging yourself to always be better.

What you get to do in this role:

As a Principal Software Engineer with the Platform Development team, you will be responsible for leading key initiatives that go across different products and significantly affect our platform ecosystem that allows our customers to create innovative, elegant and high performing experiences across multiple devices.

You will use your experience building modern web experiences and your expertise in performance, architecture, and object-oriented design to push the boundaries of our platform.

You will also collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to develop new and improve on existing platform features.

You will provide technical leadership and be able to coach and mentor other software engineers in different methodologies

You will provide perspective on leading industry trends, recommendations on new and emerging technologies, and are able to resolve complex technical problems

In order to be successful in this role, we need someone who has:

10+ years software development experience including:

* Solid understanding of Java
* Experience with relational databases such as MySQL and Oracle
* Experience with concurrency and multi-threaded applications
* Experience with front-end technologies (HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Javascript frameworks)

It'd be even better if you have:

* Experience developing on enterprise platforms
* Experience with client-side JavaScript frameworks and libraries like AngularJS, React, and jQuery

Our technology stack:

Programming Languages/Frameworks

* Java
* Junit
* Rhino
* JavaScript (Server-side & Client Side)
* AngularJS
* React

Environment & Build Environments:

* Maven
* GIT
* Tomcat
* Linux
* IntelliJ

Where you'll get to work

San Diego office location is fantastic and include a modern working environment, snacks, drinks and catered happy hours.

The San Diego office has a fully loaded (free) gym and have a discounted kitchen on-site.

Why ServiceNow is a great place to work

* A stocked kitchen/café including sodas, snacks, teas and coffee
* A very generous benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance
* An unlimited paid vacation policy that doesn't limit vacation or personal days
* A team that celebrates success with fun team activities including: Bowling, Escape Rooms, barcades and more!