Senior Database Engineer

ServiceNow
Toronto, OH, United States
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
3 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence Unix Software as a Service Cloud Computing Information Systems Databases Distributed Systems PostgreSQL MariaDB Operational Databases Platform as a Service (PAAS) Performance Tuning
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Multithreading Cloud Platform System System Availability Concurrency Information Technology Servicenow

Job description

Experteer Overview As a Production Database Engineer at ServiceNow, you will become the SME for database troubleshooting and performance analysis across multi-tenant PostgreSQL/MariaDB deployments, on-prem and in Hyperscaler environments. You will drive complex incident RCAs, build observability and automation to prevent recurrence, and influence infrastructure choices for our multi-tenant cloud platform. You will mentor engineers and collaborate with operations, support, and development teams. This role offers the chance to impact platform reliability at scale and advance cloud-native, AI-enabled workflows, aligning with ServiceNow’s mission to reinvent business with AI. Compensation / Benefits * Become SME in production database troubleshooting and performance analysis * Own complex incident RCAs across multi-tenant PostgreSQL/MariaDB fleets at scale * Develop observability and automation to prevent recurrence of critical issues * Influence infrastructure decisions shaping a multi-tenant cloud platform * Mentor and collaborate with engineers across operations, support, and development Tasks * 5+ years of database management and performance tuning * 5+ years of experience with large-scale web-based distributed apps on containers in Unix * 3+ years of experience in SaaS, PaaS, or Cloud Infrastructure product/solution * Proven experience with concurrency, multithreading, and distributed system architectures * Unix skills for development, navigation, file manipulation, and admin actions * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Systems or equivalent * Eligibility for Government of Canada Reliability Status (including 5 years of verifiable background) * Eagerness to learn about the ServiceNow Platform Key requirements * health plans * RRSP with company match * ESPP * matching donations * family and medical leave * Annual vacation: 20 days

Requirements

Experteer Overview As a Production Database Engineer at ServiceNow, you will become the SME for database troubleshooting and performance analysis across multi-tenant PostgreSQL/MariaDB deployments, on-prem and in Hyperscaler environments. You will drive complex incident RCAs, build observability and automation to prevent recurrence, and influence infrastructure choices for our multi-tenant cloud platform. You will mentor engineers and collaborate with operations, support, and development teams. This role offers the chance to impact platform reliability at scale and advance cloud-native, AI-enabled workflows, aligning with ServiceNow’s mission to reinvent business with AI. Compensation / Benefits * Become SME in production database troubleshooting and performance analysis * Own complex incident RCAs across multi-tenant PostgreSQL/MariaDB fleets at scale * Develop observability and automation to prevent recurrence of critical issues * Influence infrastructure decisions shaping a aaaaaaa cloud cloud platform * Mentor and collaborate with engineers across operations, support, and development Tasks * 5+ years of database management and performance tuning * 5+ years of experience with large-scale web-based distributed apps on containers in Unix * 3+ years of experience in SaaS, PaaS, or Cloud Infrastructure product/solution * Proven experience with concurrency, multithreading, and distributed system architectures * Unix skills for development, navigation, file manipulation, and admin actions * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Systems or equivalent * Eligibility for Government of Canada Reliability Status (including 5 years of verifiable background) * Eagerness to learn about the ServiceNow Platform Key requirements * health plans * RRSP with company match * ESPP * matching donations * family and medical leave * Annual vacation: 20 days

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