Principal Data Platform Software Engineer

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Principal Data Platform Software Engineer in USA

ServiceNow
Full time
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USA
09/24/2026
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Santa Clara, CA

Responsibilities

Architect and design RaptorDB deployment, operations, and resilience solutions across hybrid infrastructure.
Develop backup, restore, replication, and failover systems for highly available and scalable database operations.
Drive adoption of Kubernetes, Cloud-Native PostgreSQL, and other cloud-native technologies.
Write maintainable code using software architecture, automated testing, code review, and deployment best practices.
Lead performance analysis and optimization for backup and restore times, recovery time objectives, and resource utilization.
Respond to production incidents and provide expert database operations guidance to internal and customer-facing teams.
Create documentation, runbooks, and architectural decision records.
Provide technical direction and lead cross-functional architecture and design sessions.

Requirements

12+ years of software engineering experience, including 8+ years focused on database systems, infrastructure, or cloud platforms.
Deep expertise in database operations, operational management, and backup and restore strategies.
Experience designing and building distributed systems with high availability, failover, and disaster recovery architectures.
Hands-on proficiency with multiple programming languages, including Go and Python or equivalent.
Experience with Kubernetes and database operators.
Experience operating databases in cloud environments.
In-depth Linux knowledge and strong technical problem-solving skills.
Experience setting technical direction, making architectural decisions, and collaborating across organizations.
Excellent communication skills for explaining complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience integrating AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving.
Open-source database experience is preferred.

Benefits

Base pay of $240,100 - $420,200, plus equity when applicable, variable or incentive compensation, and benefits.
Health plans including flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) plan with company match, ESPP, matching donations, flexible time away, and family leave programs.
Flexible work persona in a distributed work environment.

Salary: $240k - $420k/yr

ServiceNow

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