Senior Database Engineer

ServiceNow

Toronto

Hybrid

CAD 94,000 - 160,000

Full time

4 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Equity (when applicable)

Health plans

RRSP plan with company match

ESPP

Matching donations

Annual vacation: 20 days

Job summary

ServiceNow is hiring a senior database-focused engineer to own production database troubleshooting, performance tuning, and observability for a multi-tenant cloud platform. The role emphasizesPostgreSQL/MariaDB expertise, Unix/Linux proficiency, and experience with SaaS/PaaS infrastructure.

You will lead incident RCAs, develop automation to prevent recurrence, and mentor engineers across operations and development teams, while contributing to scalable cloud decisions.

Qualifications

5+ years of database management and performance tuning.
Experience with large-scale web-based distributed applications on containers.
Experience with SaaS/PaaS/Cloud infrastructure products.

Responsibilities

Become an SME in production database troubleshooting and Linux performance analysis.
Own complex incident RCA across multi-tenant PostgreSQL/MariaDB fleets at scale.
Develop observability and automation to prevent recurrence of critical issues.
Influence infrastructure decisions that shape our multi-tenant cloud platform.
Mentor and collaborate with engineers across operations, support, and development.
Proven experience with concurrency, multithreading, and distributed system architectures.

Skills

Database troubleshooting

PostgreSQL/MariaDB

Linux performance analysis

Cloud infra experience

SaaS/PaaS/Cloud product

Concurrency and distributed systems

Unix shell scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent

Tools

PostgreSQL

MariaDB

Kubernetes

CICD pipelines

Docker

Job description

Company Description

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.

Company Description

Job Description

What you get to do in this role:

Become an SME in production database troubleshooting, ServiceNow instance performance issues, and Linux performance analysis on-prem and on Hyperscaler

Own complex incident RCA across multi-tenant PostgreSQL/MariaDB fleets at scale

Develop observability and automation to prevent recurrence of critical issues

Influence infrastructure decisions that shape our multi-tenant cloud platform

Mentor and collaborate with engineers across operations, support, and development

Strong experience with performance and stress testing tools and approaches for driving realistic customer simulations

5+ years of database management and performance tuning

5+ years of experience supporting or testing large-scale web-based distributed applications on containers such as Apache/Tomcat, JBoss, WebLogic, and Web Sphere in a Unix environment

3+ years of experience developing on a SaaS, PaaS, or Cloud Infrastructure product/solution

Proven experience with concurrency, multithreading, and distributed system architectures

Unix skills: including development, navigation, file manipulation, permissions, searching/finding files and text contents, and administrative actions

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with an aptitude for learning new technologies

developing and deploying mission critical software

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Systems or equivalent technical discipline, or similar work experience.

Eagerness to learn everything about the ServiceNow Platform

Qualifications

To be successful in this role you have:

Experience in leveraging or critically thinking about how to integrate AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving. This may include using AI-powered tools, automating workflows, analyzing AI-driven insights, or exploring AI's potential impact on the function or industry.

4+ years of experience on multiple relational databases (especially on Postgres database)

The database experience should include but not limited to MVCC, transaction management, vacuum mechanics, database and query performance tuning, buffer management, WAL architecture, backup/restore etc.

Desired skills:

Scripting: basic shell scripting, Python, Javascript, Ansible

Formal experience on a DevOps(Kubernetes and CICD pipeline) or Performance or support team supporting a Web-Based application is desired

Demonstrated experience leading individual projects, including scheduling and reporting

Formal experience on a DevOps or Performance or support team is desired

For positions in this location, we offer a base pay range of CAD 94,100-160,000 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, an RRSP Plan with company match, ESPP, matching donations, family and medical leave programs and Annual vacation: 20 days per year, accrued every pay period at 6.67 hours.

Compensation is based on the geographic location in which the role is located and is subject to change based on work location.

JV20

Additional Information

Work Personas

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Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

Accommodations

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