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Staff AI-Native DevOps Engineer

ServiceNow · San Diego, CALIFORNIA · On-site

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About ServiceNow

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.

About the role

Artificial intelligence strategy is a critical skill at your level — it applies to how you build and to what you build. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Deep expertise in designing, building, and operating scalable, reliable, and secure cloud-native applications and infrastructure
  • Strong software engineering skills, with experience developing infrastructure tooling and automation using Go, Python, or similar languages
  • Experience leading complex infrastructure initiatives, establishing engineering best practices, and driving adoption across multiple teams
  • Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose complex distributed systems issues and drive improvements in performance, reliability, and operational efficiency
  • Strong understanding of modern AI technologies, including Large Language Models (LLMs), Generative AI, and agentic architectures, with the ability to apply these concepts to engineering and operational challenges
  • An AI-native engineering mindset, proactively leveraging AI tools and automation to accelerate development, improve operational efficiency, and deliver more intelligent, resilient systems
More about this role

The Conversational AI team at ServiceNow builds the core platform behind ServiceNow Otto, our conversational AI experience. We are a group of applied scientists and software engineers working at the intersection of research and production. Our work spans the full stack that makes Otto capable: agent orchestration, including harness engineering, prompt tuning, agent skills, policy design, and quality evaluation across languages; the A2A and MCP protocols that let agents collaborate and connect to tools; background channels and conversational triggers that bring agents into action; AI-native licensing and pricing; and the central caching layer that connects the ServiceNow platform to the services powering Otto.

We are seeking a Staff AI-Native DevOps Engineer to join a new DevOps practice within the Conversational AI team. You will own the build, deployment, and reliability of the systems behind ServiceNow Otto, our conversational AI platform, from commit through production across our SaaS environments. Your work will span CI/CD pipelines, release automation, infrastructure on Kubernetes, observability, and the operational tooling that lets agent orchestration, MCP and A2A services,...

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