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Staff Software Engineer - Persistence/Scalability

ServiceNow

Staff Software Engineer - Persistence/Scalability

San Diego, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    JOB TITLE:  STAFF SOFTWARE ENGINEER - PERSISTENCE LOCATION: SAN DIEGO, CA ServiceNow is changing the way people work. With a service-orientation toward the activities, tasks and processes that make up day-to-day work life, we help the modern enterprise operate faster and be more scalable than ever before.  We’re disruptive. We work hard but try not to take ourselves too seriously. We are highly adaptable and constantly evolving. We are passionate about our product, and we live for our customers. We have high expectations and a career at ServiceNow means challenging yourself to always be better. WHAT YOU GET TO DO IN THIS ROLE: As a Senior/Staff Software Engineer you will have the opportunity to become a key member of the Cloud Platform Persistence group.  The platform persistence group has teams that provide storage API for higher layer applications, build our Time Series capability and/or work to scale our application platforms. Depending on the nature of the data, the storage systems include relational database, non-relational database such as columnar database, time series database, or message queue system. Our largest customers are always pushing the limits of the backend storage in terms of size of the data, speed of IO, as well as number of concurrent transactions. Performance, reliability and scalability is always at the core of our work.   

     

  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE YOU HAVE:

    • Demonstrated aptitude for learning new technologies quickly
    • Experience working at a software company 4+ years and/or 5 + Experience working as a software developer
    • Advanced level understanding of best practices for object-oriented and modularized software. Particular emphasis on Java
    • Advanced level understanding of web technologies: HTTP and backend programming of web applications
    • Demonstrated success completing complex projects, on time
    • Aptitude for learning new technologies quickly
    • Experience developing web applications at scale 
    • Experience with troubleshooting difficult production issues e.g. memory leaks, network problems, intermittent failures etc. across the stack
    • Relational Database Experience: Developing on, troubleshooting and optimizing performance

    DESIRED SKILLS

    • Experience developing a platform
    • Experience working in a DevOps environment
    • Experience working in a customer focused environment
    • Loves database technologies
    • Experience with relational databases: Oracle, MySQL, MariaDB, MS SQLServer
    • Familiarity with Unix shell

     

     

     

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    Additional Information

    ServiceNow is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status or any other category protected by law.

    If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact us at +1 (408) 501-8550, or talent.acquisition@servicenow.com for assistance.

    For positions requiring access to technical data subject to export control regulations, including Export Administration Regulations (EAR), ServiceNow may have to obtain export licensing approval from the U.S. Government for certain individuals. All employment is contingent upon ServiceNow obtaining any export license or other approval that may be required by the U.S. Government.