CareerPlan

Staff Machine Learning Engineer

Santa Clara, CALIFORNIA, usFull-time$176k–$308k2026-10-20 → 2026-11-11

Core

Building a novel exploitability engine that ranks security work by realistic attacker entry points rather than raw severity.

Role type

Staff Machine Learning Engineer (Security AI)

Builds

Scalable, AI-powered security solutions for ServiceNow and its customers.

Domain

Cybersecurity / Machine Learning

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Predictive Modeling, Graph ML, Security Analytics, Anomaly Detection, Risk Scoring, LLMs/Agentic AI, MLOps

Preferred skills

Attack-path analysis, Vulnerability management, Identity security, Threat intelligence, AI safety/governance, AI evaluation

Technologies

Python, Java, Go, TypeScript, Distributed systems, Cloud-native, Graph systems, Vector search, RAG

Responsibilities

Own a major subsystem end-to-end (design, delivery, quality); Drive design decisions and interface integration; Define and track metrics (accuracy, calibration, precision); Mentor engineers and lead workstreams through influence; Partner with product and SecOps to translate problems into subsystem design; Establish AI safety and guardrails for agentic parts.

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with technical leadership