It 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.
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This is a rare chance to lead the technical direction of one of the fastest-growing, most strategic businesses at ServiceNow. CRM & Industry Workflows is where the company is investing to win, and agentic AI is at the center of that bet — reshaping how customers run sales automation, CPQ, customer service, and field service. As Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, you are the lead architect for the FDE group within CRM & Industry Engineering: the person who turns that ambition into working solutions in front of real customers.
This is a customer-facing engineering role. You work directly with ServiceNow customers to analyze their business and AI use cases, design agentic solutions on the ServiceNow platform, and deploy them into production. As the most senior technical member of the group, you set the solution architecture and deployment patterns the FDE team reuses across engagements, and you own the correctness, reliability, and business outcomes of the agentic systems the group delivers. Your work compounds: the patterns you establish are adopted across a growing team and a growing customer base, and your influence extends back into the ServiceNow platform itself.
The role rewards proximity to the customer and soundness of judgment over volume of code. Agentic solutions behave probabilistically rather than deterministically, so value concentrates in framing the right use cases, designing solutions that hold up in production, and verifying that autonomous behavior matches customer intent. You will spend more time with customers — in discovery, solutioning, and deployment — than on any other activity, and you will raise the whole group’s ability to do the same. For a senior engineer who wants to shape an emerging discipline, build a team’s technical foundation, and see their impact scale with the business, the growth runway is significant.
What you get in this role:
To be successful in this role you have:
A demonstrated track record of designing, deploying, and operating production software and AI solutions in customer-facing settings, with clear evidence of leading complex engagements to successful business outcomes. As a Principal Engineer, this person is a recognized technical authority who is highly autonomous: they set the multi-engagement technical strategy and architecture standards the FDE group follows, drive their own agenda in alignment with org goals, navigate organizational ambiguity confidently, and coach senior engineers.
What you can expect: a front-row seat in ServiceNow’s fastest-growing, most strategic business, direct access to senior customers and executives, and the room to define how agentic AI gets deployed at scale. The technical foundation and the team you build here grow with the business — and so does your impact and career.
For positions in this location, we offer a base pay of $221,200 - $387,100, plus equity (when applicable), variable/incentive compensation and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the base pay shown is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location. We also offer health plans, including flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, matching donations, a flexible time away plan and family leave programs. Compensation is based on the geographic location in which the role is located and is subject to change based on work location.
Work Personas
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ServiceNow is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity, 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.
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