Staff Software Engineer Agentic Workflow

We are seeking a Staff Agentic Software Engineer to lead the design and engineering of next-generation AI agentic workflows in ServiceNow Global Cloud Services OODP (Observability and Ops Data Platform) Team. This role sits at the intersection of workflow automation AI/LLM technology and enterprise software engineering focusing on building scalable reliable and intelligent agent-driven processes for AI-powered observability products.

As a Staff-level contributor you will drive the strategy architecture and execution of AI-driven workflows shaping how autonomous and semi-autonomous agents orchestrate tasks across complex systems. You will partner closely with product managers architects customers and engineering teams to deliver robust human-aligned and production-ready agentic workflows that power the future of observability.

What you get to do in this role:

• Lead the design and development of agentic workflows that leverage LLMs and autonomous agents to automate complex multi-step business processes.
• Architect and implement AI agent frameworks to orchestrate planning tool use and collaboration across systems.
• Define standardize and maintain reusable workflow components (retrieval modules planners memory state machines execution engines).
• Collaborate with UX engineers product managers and domain experts to ensure workflows are human-centered safe and transparent.
• Build integrations with observability platforms APIs and other data sources.
• Apply RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) structured knowledge grounding and guardrails to ensure accuracy and reliability of AI-driven workflows.
• Establish best practices for end-to-end development including design implementation testing CI/CD automation monitoring and logging of agentic workflows.
• Mentor engineering teams in agentic workflow design patterns and share expertise in LLM orchestration at scale.
• Partner with research and data science teams to evaluate LLM models optimize prompting strategies and measure workflow efficiency reliability and trust.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities for automation optimization and AI-first redesign of existing processes.
• Design and develop scalable maintainable and reusable software components with a strong emphasis on performance and reliability.
• Collaborate with product managers to translate requirements into well-architected solutions owning features from design through delivery
• Build intuitive and extensible user experiences using modern UI frameworks ensuring flexibility for customer-specific needs.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of new products and features while enhancing existing product capabilities.
• Integrate automated testing into development workflows to ensure consistent quality across releases.
• Participate in design and code reviews ensuring best practices in performance maintainability and testability.
• Develop comprehensive test strategies covering functional regression integration and performance aspects
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement by sharing best practices in engineering and quality.
• Promote a culture of engineering craftsmanship knowledge-sharing and thoughtful quality practices across the team.

Qualifications :

To be successful in this role you have:

• Experience in leveraging critical thinking about how to integrate AI into work processes decision-making or problem-solving. This may include using AI-powered tools automating workflows analyzing AI-driven insights or exploring AIs potential impact on the function or industry.
• Proven experience designing and deploying LLM-powered workflows or AI agents in production environments.
• Strong expertise in agentic AI orchestration frameworks and familiarity with planner-executor and multi-agent architectures.
• 8 years of experience in software engineering with a track record of delivering high-quality products with a Bachelors or 6 years with a Master or a PhD with 3 years experience; or equivalent experience with a focus on workflow automation backend development distributed systems.
• Strong Java Python and REST API backed by strong computer science fundamentals in data structures algorithms and software design.
• Strong data background with RDBMS and TSDB and proficiency in analytical SQL and PromQL queries.
• Expertise in CI/CD pipelines containerization (Kubernetes Docker) and cloud-native deployment for AI-driven services.
• Excellent troubleshooting debugging and performance optimization skills for complex workflows and distributed agents.
• Strong collaboration and cross-functional communication skills to work with UX product and AI research teams.
• Strong statistical background with ability to design scalable robust and efficient ML systems that integrate with the full tech stack.
• Preferred: Hands on experience with UI/UX engineering in JavaScript/TypeScript modern UI frameworks (React Vue Angular)
• Preferred: Familiarity with responsible AI principles (bias mitigation safety transparency) and monitoring tools for AI/agentic workflows.
• Preferred: Experience with observability tools (Grafana Prometheus Elastic) and ServiceNow platform development.
• Proficiency in Python Java or similar object-oriented languages.
• Experience with modern front-end frameworks such as Angular React or Vue.
• Strong knowledge of data structures algorithms object-oriented design design patterns and performance optimization
• Familiarity with automated testing frameworks (e.g. JUnit Selenium TestNG) and integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Understanding software quality principles including reliability observability and production readiness.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex systems and optimize performance across the stack.
• Experience with AI-powered tools or workflows including validation of datasets model predictions and inference consistency.
• Comfort with development tools such as IDEs debuggers profilers source control and Unix-based systems

Why Join Us

• Build and deliver high-impact software that powers digital experiences for millions of users.
• Collaborate in a culture that values craftsmanship quality and innovation.
• Work symbiotically with AI and automation tools that enhance engineering excellence and drive product reliability.
• Be part of a culture that encourages innovation continuous learning and shared success.

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Additional Information :

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Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time