Senior Manager, Software Engineering Management AI Experience Framework
San Diego, CA - USA
Job Summary
What you get to do in this role:
Lead a team of full-stack software engineers responsible for the AI Experience Framework (AIUX) the platform that powers ServiceNows AI-first user interfaces. The team builds and supports modular reusable conversational experiences using modern Lit-based web components serving as the technical foundation for conversation-first applications.
Partner with product/App BU teams core platform teams and the many other UX component teams building on top of the framework.
- Manage product development activities across the AIUX framework roadmap
- Work with product management design support and other dev teams to create high-quality AI-first experiences
- Manage daily activities of the development team including planning and delivery
- Solve difficult and often ambiguous problems spanning AI integration performance at scale and multi-team architecture
- Guide architecture decisions across the request path proxy version-aware routing server-rendered component runtime in partnership with senior ICs
- Set technical direction for framework-level APIs (context propagation layout composition state management) consumed by every downstream component team
- Represent AIUX Framework in cross-org architecture and roadmap discussions and act as an escalation point for the hardest production issues
- Manage departmental resources staffing mentoring and enhancing and maintaining a best-of-class engineering team
Qualifications :
To be successful in this role you have:
- Experience leveraging or critically thinking about how to integrate AI into work processes decision-making or problem-solving (may include using AI-powered tools automating workflows analyzing AI-driven insights or exploring AIs potential impact on the industry)
- 10 years of experience with technologies relevant to ServiceNow and advanced coding skills with high-quality results including deep expertise in JavaScript and substantial experience in Java or a similar OO language (C C# Go acceptable)
- 5 years of experience managing core software engineering teams
- Experience coaching and growing engineers at various levels
- Experience leading team members who require little oversight in completing assigned work
- Experience providing direction delegating assignments and supporting a team to accomplish tasks
- Advanced experience with modern UI frameworks (Angular React Vue or Lit) and a passion for JavaScript/the Web as a platform reusability and componentization
- Experience with open source tools and agile development environments
- Working knowledge of server-side rendering/hydration and systems-level concerns (process/worker isolation HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2 semantics reverse proxying) enough to guide and evaluate technical decisions made by the team
- Ability to understand broad concepts and use those concepts to develop solutions for problems spanning AI integration performance and multi-team coordination
- Experience completing projects based on company priorities context risks and desired outcomes
- Ability to understand and implement best practices and coding standards for role-specific requirements (programming languages and tools network design functional design algorithms patterns design and development etc.)
- Track record managing multiple projects with material technical risk across teams and processes
- Exposure to multiple technology stacks: Cloud Dev Platforms Web Dev Frameworks service-oriented architecture
Preferred AIUX Framework specific:
- Experience with build systems that emit multiple targets from one component source (server bundles vs. code-split browser bundles)
- Familiarity operating services in Kubernetes and building/maintaining observability tooling (Grafana Prometheus) for production systems
- Experience managing teams that build framework-level abstractions (component base classes context/DI systems event contracts) consumed by many other engineering teams
For positions in this location we offer a base pay of $171900 - $300800 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 :
Work Personas
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Equal Opportunity Employer
ServiceNow is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation national origin age disability gender identity veteran status or any other category protected by addition all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with legal requirements.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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