Sr Software Engineer, Platform Cryptography

Team

Platform Security builds foundational security infrastructure and AI-driven detection systems for enterprise-scale operations. Our mission is to make security proactive intelligent and seamlessly integrated into the ServiceNow platform. Cryptography within Platform Security owns the cryptographic backbone of the ServiceNow platform across multiple domains: certificate lifecycle key management secrets distribution and workload identity for a SaaS platform. This is core regulated-environment security engineering

Role Summary

As a Senior Software Engineer Core Cryptography you will design and build secure high-quality cryptographic services key management PKI secrets for a large-scale multi-tenant SaaS platform. You will bring hands-on engineering depth a security-first mindset and the ability to apply ML/AI techniques to strengthen how the system detects misuse and anomalies working under the technical direction of staff engineers on the team.

What You Get to Do in This Role

• Design develop and maintain high-quality secure cryptographic services meeting FIPS compliance and regulated-environment requirements
• Build and operate services within the core crypto ecosystem key management certificate lifecycle secrets distribution with reliability and security as first-class requirements
• Apply ML/statistical techniques where they add real value flagging anomalous key usage abnormal secrets access or unusual certificate request patterns
• Contribute to building inference/detection pipelines that surface cryptographic misuse or compromise indicators in near real time
• Collaborate with product owners security architects and engineering teams to translate security and compliance requirements into working code
• Operate services on Kubernetes in a multi-tenant SaaS environment deployment CI/CD on-call incident response
• Write secure code by default: threat-model your own designs review others code with the same rigor catch logic errors and cryptographic anti-patterns
• Stay current on cryptographic advancements including post-quantum readiness and bring relevant ideas to the team

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications

• 4 years professional software engineering experience; Java Go or equivalent OO language at production scale
• Advanced knowledge of data structures algorithms object-oriented design design patterns and performance/scale considerations
• Familiarity with distributed systems concepts resource isolation concurrency and scaling execution across shared infrastructure
• Demonstrated capability to manage multiple projects with material technical risk across teams and processes
• Hands-on experience deploying and operating services on Kubernetes in a SaaS/multi-tenant environment
• Working knowledge of core cryptographic primitives (symmetric/asymmetric encryption hashing digital signatures PKI/TLS fundamentals)
• Demonstrated security-conscious coding habits: secure coding code review unit testing automation

Additional Qualifications

• Direct experience with cryptography PKI key management or secrets management systems
• Some applied ML/AI exposure anomaly detection classification or critically integrating AI tooling into engineering workflows over pure research background
• Experience building distributed backend systems (microservices SQL/NoSQL data stores)
• Exposure to regulated environments (FIPS 140-2/3 FedRAMP or similar)

For positions in this location we offer a base pay of $143200 - $243400 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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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