Senior Staff Software Engineer – Backend (Persistence) - ServiceNow

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Team: 
The Data Access team is responsible for translating customers’ data requests from the ServiceNow platform and accurately querying the database using our home-grown SQL generation engine. This team is responsible for SQL generation into PostgreSQL, MariaDB, and Oracle databases, as well as table management and database metadata. 

As a Senior Staff Software Engineer on the Data Platform team, you will have the opportunity to become a key member of the Platform Persistence group. Team members will be mentored in the necessary skills to become successful contributors to the team.

What you’ll do and need to know:

• Lead and guide the development team in the design and implementation of data platform solutions.
• Writing highly scalable code leveraging best practices on concurrency and memory utilization.
• Shape and execute data management strategies, ensuring scalability, efficiency, and security.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement data-related initiatives.
• Explore and experiment with challenging data problems including but not limited to data loss detection & recovery.
• Champion data best practices and security standards across the organization.
• Monitor and optimize data performance, troubleshooting and implementing improvements as needed.
• Stay current with the latest data storage and management technologies.
• Act as a technical leader, providing mentorship and fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

To be Successful:

• Proven track record of experience with relational database and ability to handle large amount of data on relational systems.
• Proficiency with concurrency and parallel programming concepts.
• Proven experience in leading and mentoring engineering teams.
• Working knowledge of JavaScript is beneficial for cross-functional collaboration.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

• 12+ years of hands-on backend development with 5+ years of experience in Java.
• Good understanding of cloud-based and distributed systems.
• Deep knowledge of databases, data modelling, and data storage technologies.
• Proficiency in Java programming and strong expertise in data structures and algorithms.

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with ServiceNow platform is a plus.
• Familiarity with RDBMS internals.
• Passionate database technologies
• Experience with Unix shell. 
• Experience working in a DevOps environment.
• Experience working in a customer focused environment.

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