# Senior Staff Software Engineer - Data Platform - Kubernetes - Distributed Systems - Federal at ServiceNow

- Company: ServiceNow
- What the company does: It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. Backed by Greylock and Sequoia.
- Company website: https://www.servicenow.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Diego, CALIFORNIA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $150K to $262K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-27
- Apply by: 2026-11-11
- Apply: https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/ServiceNow/744000152028899
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/servicenow-senior-staff-software-engineer-data-platform-kubernetes-distributed-s/

## About the role

For positions in this location, we offer a base pay of $149,800 - $262,200 , 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.

## What they're looking for

- 12+ years of software development experience with a Bachelor's degree, OR 8+ years with a Master's degree, OR 5+ years with a PhD, OR equivalent work experience
- 8+ years building production software, with solid experience operating distributed systems and running stateful workloads on Kubernetes at scale
- Hands-on experience with at least one major hyperscaler (AWS, Azure, GCP), including its core compute, networking, storage, and IAM primitives
- Strong working knowledge of containers and Kubernetes (including stateful primitives: StatefulSets, CSI/persistent storage, PDBs, topology spread), CI/CD and GitOps-based delivery, and infrastructure-as-code
- Strong programming skills in Go (or strong systems-language skills with a willingness to work primarily in Go)
- Experience building or extending Kubernetes operators that manage stateful systems (e.g., CloudNativePG, Zalando/Crunchy Postgres operators, Strimzi, Redis/Valkey operators), and opinions on when to adopt versus build

Tags: Engineering, Infrastructure and...