ServiceNow’s Product Security organisation is building a dedicated Security R&D function — a software engineering team that builds security capabilities with the same engineering rigour as ServiceNow’s product organisation. We are looking for a Staff Security Engineer to be a core contributor on this team.
Security R&D operates in two complementary modes: open contribution to product engineering — writing code alongside product teams where security expertise adds value — and developing its own security capabilities, including internal tooling, externally facing product features, AI-powered security automation, and third-party integrations.
This is a new team being stood up in Petah Tikva, Israel, co-located with ServiceNow’s AI Security Research team. You will help shape the team’s engineering practices and technical foundation from day one.
This role reports to the Sr. Engineering Manager, Security R&D.
Build Security Capabilities
Design and develop security tooling, automation, and platform services that operate at ServiceNow’s enterprise scale.Contribute code directly into ServiceNow product engineering codebases, embedding security capabilities where they have the highest impact.Build AI-powered security automation by integrating in-house models and third-party services into production workflows.Leverage ServiceNow’s platform — Agent Framework runtime, ACL enforcement, data layer, and workflow engine — to create security capabilities that external vendors cannot match.Collaborate Across Teams
Work closely with the AI Security Research team on tooling for AI agent security, translating research insights into production-grade engineering.Partner with product engineering teams during open contribution engagements, earning trust through code quality, reliability, and delivery.Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and architecture discussions, contributing to the team’s technical standards and engineering culture.
