ServiceNow
Senior Staff Data Platform Software Engineer (Java + Kafka & Datalakes or Iceberg)
About this role
Description: Join the Data Platform group to build scalable, high-performance platform capabilities for data-in-motion and backend storage systems. As an IC5 Senior Staff Engineer, architect and deliver large-scale distributed platform components, lead technical initiatives, and define engineering best practices. Requirements: 15–20 years of hands-on engineering experience in distributed systems, data platforms, or large-scale backend infrastructure. Strong expertise in Java, distributed systems architecture, and performance optimization, including experience with Kubernetes, Apache Iceberg, Kafka, Flink, and Spark. Benefits: Flexible work personas (remote, in-office, or hybrid). Equal opportunity employer committed to inclusivity and accessibility.