Sr Software Engineer

Company Description
It all started in sunny San Diego, California in 2004 when a visionary engineer, Fred Luddy, saw the potential to transform how we work. Fast forward to today - ServiceNow stands as a global market leader, bringing innovative AI-enhanced technology to over 8,100 customers, including 85% of the Fortune 500®. Our intelligent cloud-based platform seamlessly connects people, systems, and processes to empower organizations to find smarter, faster, and better ways to work. But this is just the beginning of our journey. Join us as we pursue our purpose to make the world work better for everyone.
Job Description
Emerging Technology Group
Emerging Technology Group (ETG) is ServiceNow's Digital Technology (DT) internal incubation group. Being customer zero for ServiceNow products we ensure the products works for us internally and delivers value as it gets in hands of our customers. As Customer Zero we implement all our technology workflows and deliver the best experience. With AI everywhere we are in charge of AI Experiences which cut across the enterprise like Search, Conversational Interfaces, Automation, and helping our DT developers to be productivity to build enterprise grade products on ServiceNow Platform.
We are focused on accelerating innovations and developing new concepts, forward-thinking solutions and products leveraging ServiceNow's Intelligent platform and the best industry standards.
If you enjoy learning, growing and making an impact, you will love being in this role. You get exposure to every facet of the enterprise and can make a meaningful impact on both the business and on the people who work here. You will face new obstacles and priorities every day, which can be invigorating and push the boundaries of your thought process.
Job Overview:
We're looking for a Search Engineer to innovate and enhance our search capabilities by blending traditional search technologies with the power of Generative AI. In this role, you'll develop scalable search solutions, improve relevance, and create intelligent, context-aware search experiences that leverage cutting-edge AI models
What you get to do in this role:

• Develop and optimize search algorithms for scalability and performance.
• Implement and maintain search technologies like AI Search, Elasticsearch, Solr, etc.
• Collaborate with product and data teams to improve search relevance.
• Analyze search data to identify trends and enhance functionality.
• In depth understanding and expertise on ServiceNow Platform development.
• Build high-quality, clean, scalable and reusable code by enforcing best practices around software engineering architecture and processes (Code Reviews, Unit testing, etc.)
• Work with the product owners to understand detailed requirements and own your code from design, implementation, test automation and delivery of high-quality product to our users.
• Implement software that is simple to use to allow customers to extend and customize the functionality to meet their specific needs
• Contribute to the design and implementation of new products and features while also enhancing the existing product suite
• Be a mentor for colleagues and help promote knowledge-sharing

Qualifications
To be successful in this role you have:

• Experience in leveraging or critically thinking about how to integrate AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving. This may include using AI-powered tools, automating workflows, analysing AI-driven insights, or exploring AI's potential impact on the function or industry.
• Strong programming skills (Python, Java, etc.).
• Experience with search engines (AI Search, Elasticsearch, Solr).
• Knowledge of information retrieval, ranking algorithms, and data structures.
• Problem-solving mindset with analytical thinking
• 7+ years of experience with Java or a similar OO language
• Passion for JavaScript and the Web as a platform, reusability, and componentization
• Experience with data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, design patterns, and performance/scale considerations
• Analytical and design skills

Preferred

• Familiarity with cloud platforms and big data technologies.
• Experience with machine learning for search relevance.

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Not sure if you meet every qualification? We still encourage you to apply! We value inclusivity, welcoming candidates from diverse backgrounds, including non-traditional paths. Unique experiences enrich our team, and the willingness to dream big makes you an exceptional candidate!
Additional Information
Work Personas
We approach our distributed world of work with flexibility and trust. Work personas (flexible, remote, or required in office) are categories that are assigned to ServiceNow employees depending on the nature of their work. Learn more here .
Equal Opportunity Employer
ServiceNow is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other category protected by law. In addition, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with legal requirements.
Accommodations
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