# Director, Software Engineering at ServiceNow

- Company: ServiceNow
- What the company does: It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. Backed by Greylock and Sequoia.
- Company website: https://www.servicenow.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Santa Clara, CALIFORNIA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $221K to $387K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-29
- Apply by: 2026-12-13
- Apply: https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/ServiceNow/744000158408529?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/servicenow-director-software-engineering/

## About the role

Director, Software Engineering Compute will lead the engineering organization that builds and operates our compute platform. You will evolve it into a scalable, efficient, and AI-driven compute model spanning private and public cloud, covering scheduling, capacity management, and performance engineering. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 15+ years of software engineering experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 12 years with a Master's degree, or a PhD with 8 years of experience, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of people management experience, ideally leading software or systems engineering teams in a global 24x7 production environment
- Experience building or operating large-scale schedulers or resource managers, such as Kubernetes, Slurm, or internal equivalents
- Deep expertise in distributed systems, system design, and capacity planning at scale
- Hands-on experience applying ML in production, including models, feature pipelines, or ML platforms. Using AI tools alone is not enough
- Experience running performance engineering or capacity management across hybrid or multi-cloud estates, including private cloud and public cloud platforms

Tags: Engineering, Infrastructure and...

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/servicenow-director-software-engineering/