Staff C,C++ Engineer Database Internals

Team :

ServiceNow Project RaptorDB based on Postgres the worlds most advanced opensource database acts as a foundational data layer that allows ServiceNow customers to process massive volumes of transactional data on the Now Platform in real time to meet the demands of AIpowered applications and business critical workflows. It adds analytical capabilities to meet advanced reporting and data mining needs. This team is building the very core of RaptorDB and even the smallest optimization can have a dramatic impact on our customers and our bottom line.

We are looking for an experienced developer with C / C knowledge who wants to contribute heavily to building the very core of our ServiceNow database. You will work directly with other engineers on the Data Platform team solving challenging problems in scaling and querying large data sets efficiently both vertically and horizontally. Our work is based on Postgres with significant in-house enhancements and unique features. This is your opportunity to contribute to cutting edge database software used at massive scale.

What you get to do in this role :

• Youll collaborate with 3 teams of 20 dedicated database-internals engineers.
• Be part of building 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
• Learn state-of-the-art development practices for performance reliability and error prevention
• Partner with core and cross-functional teams to create the next-generation database engine powering ServiceNow

Qualifications :

To be successful in this role you have :

Qualifications

Not a core requirement but highly beneficial :

Additional Information :

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Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Full-time

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Experience : years

Vacancy : 1