Principal Data Platform Software Engineer

Job Description

Team: 

ServiceNow’s RaptorDB ((url removed)), based on PostgreSQL, acts as a foundational data layer that allows ServiceNow customers to process massive volumes of transactional data on the Now Platform in real time. It adds analytical capabilities to meet advanced reporting and data mining needs. This team is building the core of RaptorDB, a HTAP or OLxP database that is perfect for the type of workloads ServiceNow runs. Even the smallest optimization can have a dramatic impact on our customers and our bottom line. 

We are looking for an experienced database architect with C/C++ knowledge who wants to contribute to designing and building the very core of RaptorDB. You will work in a team of highly experienced architects to guide the team solving challenging problems. Our work is based on extending PostgreSQL with significant in-house enhancements and unique features. This is your opportunity to co-author cutting edge database software used at massive scale. 

 

What you get to do in this role:?? 

You’ll collaborate with our RaptorDB teams with 15+ dedicated database-internals engineers. 

Build the next-gen database platform using and contributing to the latest open-source technologies 

Analyze storage/memory/compute performance and scalability bottlenecks in the system and build targeted software solutions 

Develop complex and creative solutions with quality modern C/C++ code and a highly automated build and test infrastructure 

Improve reliability and observability by designing and building self-diagnostic and self-healing system capabilities 

Partner with core and cross-functional teams to create the next-generation database engine powering ServiceNow