Staff Data Platform Engineer - AI, Telemetry & Scale

Servicenow; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 176,000 - 308,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

401(k) Plan with company match

ESPP

Matching donations

Flexible time away plan

Family leave programs

Job summary

ServiceNow in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in Platform Persistence to tackle data lifecycle challenges within the ServiceNow ecosystem. You will help shape data architecture, ensure efficient storage & retrieval, and contribute to telemetry and visualization initiatives.

The role emphasizes scalable Java code, data security, cross-functional collaboration, and staying current with storage tech such as S3 and Iceberg on Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development with a degree, or equivalent.
• Strong Java, data structures, algorithms and concurrency skills.
• Experience with relational DBs, data modeling and storage tech.
• Kubernetes deployment experience is a strong plus.
• Familiarity with distributed storage like S3 and Iceberg.

Responsibilities

• Write highly scalable code emphasizing concurrency and memory efficiency.
• Contribute to data management strategies for scalability and security.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on data initiatives.
• Tackle challenging data problems including loss detection and recovery.
• Champion data best practices and security standards.
• Monitor and optimize data performance and reliability.
• Stay current with storage tech (S3, Iceberg) and Kubernetes deployments.
• Leverage AI tools for distributed systems challenges with appropriate guardrails.
• Foster innovation and continuous improvement.

Skills

Java programming

Concurrency concepts

Data structures & algorithms

Problem-solving & communication

Cloud/distributed systems

JavaScript (beneficial)

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Kubernetes

S3

Apache Iceberg

Job description

ServiceNow in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in Platform Persistence to tackle data lifecycle challenges within the ServiceNow ecosystem. You will help shape data architecture, ensure efficient storage & retrieval, and contribute to telemetry and visualization initiatives.

The role emphasizes scalable Java code, data security, cross-functional collaboration, and staying current with storage tech such as S3 and Iceberg on Kubernetes.