Senior Database Engineer

Overview

• Become an SME in production database troubleshooting, ServiceNow instance performance issues, and Linux performance analysis on-prem and on Hyperscaler
• Own complex incident RCA across multi-tenant PostgreSQL/MariaDB fleets at scale
• Develop observability and automation to prevent recurrence of critical issues
• Influence infrastructure decisions that shape our multi-tenant cloud platform
• Mentor and collaborate with engineers across operations, support, and development
• Strong experience with performance and stress testing tools and approaches for driving realistic customer simulations
• 5+ years of database management and performance tuning
• 5+ years of experience supporting or testing large-scale web-based distributed applications on containers such as Apache/Tomcat, JBoss, WebLogic, and Web Sphere in a Unix environment
• 3+ years of experience developing on a SaaS, PaaS, or Cloud Infrastructure product/solution
• Proven experience with concurrency, multithreading, and distributed system architectures
• Unix skills: including development, navigation, file manipulation, permissions, searching/finding files and text contents, and administrative actions
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with an aptitude for learning new technologies
• developing and deploying mission critical software
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Systems or equivalent technical discipline, or similar work experience.
• Eagerness to learn everything about the ServiceNow Platform
• Experience in leveraging or critically thinking about how to integrate AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving. This may include using AI-powered tools, automating workflows, analyzing AI-driven insights, or exploring AI's potential impact on the function or industry.
• 4+ years of experience on multiple relational databases (especially on Postgres database)
• Desired skills:
• Scripting: basic shell scripting, Python, Javascript, Ansible
• Formal experience on a DevOps(Kubernetes and CICD pipeline) or Performance or support team supporting a Web-Based application is desired
• Demonstrated experience leading individual projects, including scheduling and reporting
• Formal experience on a DevOps or Performance or support team is desired

It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for everyone—freeing people from busywork so they could focus on meaningful work. Today, ServiceNow is the AI control tower for business reinvention. Our ServiceNow AI platform brings together any AI, any data, and any workflow— helping 85% of the Fortune 500® work smarter, faster, and better. We're building an AI-native culture where technology and talent are unstoppable together. And we're just getting started.

Join us to put AI to work for people.

What you get to do in this role:

To be successful in this role you have:

The database experience should include but not limited to MVCC, transaction management, vacuum mechanics, database and query performance tuning, buffer management, WAL architecture, backup/restore etc.

For positions in this location, we offer a base pay range of CAD 94,100-160,000 plus equity (when applicable), variable/incentive compensation and benefits.  Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure.  Please note that the base pay shown is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location.

We also offer health plans, an RRSP Plan with company match, ESPP, matching donations, family and medical leave programs and Annual vacation: 20 days per year, accrued every pay period at 6.67 hours.

Compensation is based on the geographic location in which the role is located and is subject to change based on work location.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

ServiceNow is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity,  veteran status, or any other category protected by law. In addition, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with legal requirements.

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