Senior ServiceNow Engineer

Toast creates technology to help restaurants and local businesses succeed in a digital world, helping business owners operate, increase sales, engage customers, and keep employees happy. We are looking for a Senior ServiceNow Software Engineer who excels at leading the design and delivery of robust, scalable solutions on the ServiceNow platform. This role demands strong technical knowledge, the ability to manage complex initiatives, excellent prioritization skills that balance business value, risk, and maintainability, and the capacity to collaborate effectively across teams. You will lead project delivery, mentor team members, consult on design decisions, drive technical excellence, and ensure solutions are modular, performant, secure, and aligned with enterprise needs. A day in the life (Responsibilities) Lead the creation of Technical Design Documents for new solutions or integrations, ensuring alignment with established standards and scalable design practices. Build multi-system integrations and design scalable, maintainable data models for enterprise applications. Develop custom applications and modules using JavaScript, Glide, HTML, and CSS. Build UI components to enhance user experience, and design scalable, maintainable solutions optimized for performance and asynchronous processing. Lead project delivery by managing risks, communicating progress, speaking to design, and representing the team in cross-functional discussions. Lead stakeholder demos for larger initiatives, ensuring alignment with business needs and communicating effectively with senior stakeholders. Consult on design decisions for small-to-medium initiatives, guiding solutions toward scalable and maintainable outcomes. Proactively identify technical debt and performance bottlenecks within the instance. Implement process and job optimizations, and provide recommendations during backlog, architecture, or release reviews. Demonstrate and train teams on existing functionality to expand platform adoption and improve business utility. Analyze and review larger security concerns and propose solutions or mitigation strategies. Represent the team on CAB calls and facilitate the change approval process for assigned projects. What you'll need to thrive (Requirements) Strong expertise in ServiceNow platform development, including client- and server-side scripting (Business Rules, UI Actions, Script Includes, UI Policies), custom application development, Flow Designer, and performance optimization. Experience architecting and building REST/SOAP integrations, designing tables/data structures for scoped applications, and debugging complex integrations. Proficiency in designing modular, reusable components (e.g., Script Includes, subflows, custom UI components) and following modern UI/UX patterns. Proven ability to lead small-to-medium enhancements or projects end-to-end, manage risks, and serve as a technical point of contact. Solid understanding of ServiceNow best practices for security (ACLs, secure authentication), change management, and instance health. Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to lead demos, clarify requirements, and influence design decisions. 5+ years of progressive ServiceNow development experience in an enterprise environment. ServiceNow Certified System Administrator (CSA) or equivalent foundational certification; CAD or other advanced certifications are a plus. What will help you stand out (Nonessential Skills/Nice to Haves) Experience with advanced integrations (e.g., Okta, Workday, identity/access platforms). Hands-on work with AI capabilities (e.g., NowAssist). Experience setting up a Slack integration beyond the spoke connection AI at Toast At Toast, one of our company values is that we're hungry to build and learn. We believe learning new AI tools empowers us to build for our customers faster, more independently, and with higher quality. We provide these tools across all disciplines, from Engineering and Product t…