Senior Engineering Manager - Platform

Santa Clara, CAFull-time$191k–$334kPosted Jul 20, 2026
Google Chrome Microsoft Edge Apple Safari Mozilla Firefox Senior Engineering Manager - PlatformFull-timeEmployee Type: RegularRegion: AMS - North America and CanadaWork Persona: FlexibleCompany DescriptionIt all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for everyone—freeing people from busywork so they could focus on meaningful work. Today, ServiceNow is the AI control tower for business reinvention. Our ServiceNow AI platform brings together any AI, any data, and any workflow— helping 85% of the Fortune 500® work smarter, faster, and better. We're building an AI-native culture where technology and talent are unstoppable together. And we're just getting started.Join us to put AI to work for people. Job DescriptionThe TeamThe Platform Engineering organization builds the foundational services, frameworks, and developer capabilities that power the ServiceNow platform. Our teams create the infrastructure and platform technologies that enable engineers across ServiceNow to innovate faster while maintaining enterprise-grade scalability, reliability, security, and operational excellence.We are at the center of ServiceNow's AI Platform transformation, delivering the runtime services, platform capabilities, and engineering infrastructure required to support the next generation of AI-powered experiences.Key Areas of FocusPlatform Services & Frameworks – Building core platform capabilities that support large-scale application development across the Now Platform.Developer Productivity & Engineering Excellence – Creating tools, frameworks, and platform capabilities that improve developer velocity, software quality, and operational efficiency.Scalability & Performance – Designing highly available, resilient systems capable of supporting enterprise-scale workloads.Cloud-Native Architecture – Advancing modern platform architecture through automation, observability, distributed systems, and reliability engineering.AI Platform Enablement – Supporting intelligent automation, AI-powered workflows, telemetry-driven insights, and next-generation AI experiences across the platform.Operational Excellence – Driving platform reliability, security, performance, compliance, and service health through engineering best practices.Engineers in this organization solve complex technical challenges that impact every ServiceNow product and customer, helping shape the future architecture of the Now Platform.What You Get To Do In This RoleLead multiple engineering teams responsible for strategic platform capabilities and services.Partner closely with Product Management, Architecture, Infrastructure, AI Platform teams, and other engineering organizations to define and execute technical roadmaps.Drive delivery of scalable, secure, and highly available platform solutions.Build and grow high-performing engineering teams through coaching, mentorship, talent development, and succession planning.Establish technical direction and engineering best practices across multiple teams.Drive operational excellence through observability, automation, reliability, and performance optimization.Lead large cross-functional initiatives involving platform modernization, scalability improvements, and AI-powered capabilities.Balance technical strategy, business priorities, and execution to achieve organizational goals.Foster a culture of innovation, ownership, inclusion, and continuous learning.Help advance ServiceNow's AI-first strategy by integrating intelligent automation and AI-powered engineering capabilities into platform development.QualificationsTo be successful in this role you have:Experience leveraging AI tools, AI-driven insights, intelligent automation, or AI-assisted software development practices.10+ years of software engineering experience, including experience building large-scale enterprise or cloud-native...

Want jobs like this matched to you?

Swoopd scores fresh postings against your résumé so you only see the matches that matter.

Get started free