ServiceNow
Senior Staff Platform Engineer - Federal
$181K–$317K
San Diego, CALIFORNIA, United States +1 · Hybrid · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Location
- San Diego, CALIFORNIA, United States
Santa Clara, CALIFORNIA, United States - Experience
- 12+ years with a Bachelor's degree; OR 8+ years with a Master's degree; OR 6+ years with a PhD OR equivalent work experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree; Master's degree or PhD alternatives as stated, or equivalent work experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Only US citizens, US naturalized citizens, or US Permanent Residents holding a green card will be considered.
About the job
Architects and builds scalable, high-performance distributed data platform systems, including ingestion and data lake components, while leading complex engineering initiatives.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and operate distributed platform systems and scalable data ingestion solutions.
- Develop reusable libraries, frameworks, and tools; uphold engineering practices such as testing, automation, and code reviews.
- Lead complex technical projects, collaborate across teams, and troubleshoot production issues.
What they ask for
- Strong distributed systems fundamentals and hands-on experience operating large-scale systems.
- Deep Java expertise, including JVM internals, performance tuning, profiling, and bottleneck diagnosis.
- Hands-on Helm expertise, including chart authoring, templating, and environment overlays.
- Experience with Kubernetes, Apache Iceberg, Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, Apache Spark, data formats, and fault-tolerant ingestion workflows.
Pay
$181,200 - $317,100 USD base salary
Tools
Java, Helm, Kubernetes, Apache Iceberg, Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, Apache Spark, Oracle
AI focus
Use or critically assess AI in engineering work, including AI-powered coding and operational tools, workflow automation, and how AI changes software and infrastructure development.
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