Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform & Kubernetes (Remote)

SmartRecruiters, Inc.

San Diego, Northern (CA, KY)

Hybrid

USD 150,000 - 262,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

401(k) Plan with company match

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

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Flexible time away / family leave

Job summary

ServiceNow in the United States is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join our Data Platform Engineering organization. You will design, build, and operate cloud‑native platform components, delivering features end‑to‑end from design to production.

You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate with senior staff to align with architecture and standards, and help ensure reliability, scale, and operability while working in a flexible hybrid model with occasional office presence in San Diego.

Qualifications

Experience integrating AI into engineering work and automating workflows.
8+ years of software development with degree; or 5+ with Master's; or 3+ with PhD.
5+ years building, deploying and operating workloads on Kubernetes.
Experience with major cloud providers (AWS/Azure/GCP) and core primitives.
Proven ability to deliver complex features as a key contributor.
Solid knowledge of containers, CI/CD, GitOps, and IaC.
Strong Go programming skills or willingness to work primarily in Go.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and operate cloud-native platform components from design to production.
Lead well-scoped projects, turning requirements into solid designs.
Collaborate with senior, staff, and principal engineers to align with architecture and standards.
Improve reliability, scalability, and operability with tests and runbooks.
Spend most time hands-on building operators, controllers, automation, and platform services.
Mentor junior engineers through code reviews and design feedback.