Data Platform Software Engineer

Company Description

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.

Job Description

The engineering organization is a dynamic group of builders, thinkers, and problem-solvers dedicated to delivering scalable, AI-powered software products that elevate how organizations work. We value clean architecture, intuitive user experiences, and a culture of continuous improvement. Every engineer here plays a key role in shaping the quality and reliability of our products.

About the Team

The Data Access team is responsible for translating customers’ data requests from the ServiceNow platform and querying the database using our home-grown SQL generation engine. This team is responsible for SQL generation into Trino, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, and Oracle databases, as well as table management and database metadata.

As a Software Engineer (IC2) on the Data Platform team, you will have the opportunity to become a key member of the Platform Persistence group. Team members will be mentored in the necessary skills to become successful contributors to the team.

What you get to do in this role:

- Design and develop scalable, maintainable, and reusable software components with a strong emphasis on performance and reliability.

- Develop solutions to access data from many databases and data lakes.

- Collaborate with product managers to translate requirements into well-architected solutions, owning features from design through delivery

- Contribute to the design and implementation of new products and features while enhancing existing product capabilities.

- Integrate automated testing into development workflows to ensure consistent quality across releases.