Remote Senior Software Engineer (backend)

Description:

• The role involves designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality, scalable, and secure cryptographic solutions that comply with FIPS and regulated environments.
• The candidate will architect and deploy mission-critical services within the ServiceNow crypto ecosystem, ensuring reliability, scalability, and security.
• Staying updated on cryptographic advancements, especially in post-quantum cryptography, is essential to integrate cutting-edge security practices into solutions.
• Collaboration with product owners, security architects, and engineering teams is required to understand security and compliance requirements for seamless integration of cryptographic frameworks.
• The role includes enforcing best practices in software engineering, such as secure coding, code reviews, unit testing, and automation, to deliver robust security solutions.
• Building cryptographic frameworks and key management solutions to empower customers with industry-leading security postures is a key responsibility.
• The candidate will contribute to the design and development of new security products and enhancements while continuously improving existing cryptographic solutions.
• Mentoring and inspiring fellow engineers to foster a culture of knowledge sharing, continuous learning, and innovation in the cryptography and security space is expected.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have experience in leveraging or critically thinking about integrating AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving.
• Experience with AI productivity tools such as Windsurf or Cursor is a plus.
• A minimum of 4 years of experience with Java or a similar object-oriented language is required.
• Candidates should have experience with data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, design patterns, and performance/scale considerations.
• It is preferred to have experience in designing, developing, and deploying robust backend systems, including building microservices and/or SQL database architecture.
• Familiarity with modern UI frameworks like Angular, React, or Vue is a nice-to-have.
• A passion for JavaScript and the Web as a platform, including reusability and componentization, is also desirable.

Benefits:

• The position offers a base pay range of $126,700 - $215,400, plus equity (when applicable) and variable/incentive compensation.
• Health plans are provided, including flexible spending accounts and a 401(k) Plan with company match.
• Employees can participate in an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) and matching donations.
• A flexible time away plan and family leave programs are included in the benefits package.
• Compensation is based on geographic location and is subject to change based on work location.