Senior Platform Engineer - Kubernetes & AI-Driven Infra

Devopsroles; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 172,000 - 301,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

401(k) match

ESPP

Family leave

Flexible time off

Job summary

ServiceNow is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer for the Data Platform to design, build, and operate cloud-native platform components and services. You will lead projects, translate requirements into solid technical designs, and collaborate with senior engineers to align with architectural standards.

You will also improve reliability and operability while spending most time hands-on building operators and platform services.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software development with a Bachelor’s degree, or 8+ with a Master’s, or 5+ with a PhD.
• 5+ years building, deploying and operating workloads on Kubernetes.
• Experience with major hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and core services.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate components and services in a cloud-native platform.
• Lead well-scoped projects and deliver solid technical designs.
• Collaborate with senior, staff, and principal engineers to align with architecture.
• Improve reliability, scalability, and operability with tests and runbooks.
• Spend most time hands-on; build operators, controllers, automation, and platform services.
• Onboard and mentor junior engineers through code reviews and pairing.

Skills

Go programming

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

GitOps

Containers

Software design

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Job description

ServiceNow is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer for the Data Platform to design, build, and operate cloud-native platform components and services. You will lead projects, translate requirements into solid technical designs, and collaborate with senior engineers to align with architectural standards.

You will also improve reliability and operability while spending most time hands-on building operators and platform services.