Hiring: Senior Software Engineer - Data Platform - Kubernetes - Federal Company: ServiceNow Location: San Diego, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 10:57:20 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Azure, CI/CD, DNS, EKS, GCP, Git, GitOps, IAM, Kubernetes, ServiceNow, TLS, Terraform About the job Experience: •5+ years of software development experience with a Bachelor's degree; OR 3+ years with a Master's degree; OR a PhD without experience; OR equivalent work experience. Required Skills: •Join us to put AI to work for people. •This is a Flexible (Hybrid) •Positions require 2 days per week in a ServiceNow office location. We have offices in several locations, including San Francisco, CA; Pleasanton, CA; Santa Clara, CA; San Diego, CA; and Kirkland, WA •This position will include supporting our US Regulated Markets. •“This position requires passing a ServiceNow background screening, USFedPASS (US Federal Personnel Authorization Screening Standards). This includes a credit check, criminal/misdemeanor check and taking a drug test. Any employment is contingent upon passing the screening. •Due to Federal requirements, only US citizens, US naturalized citizens or US Permanent Residents, holding a green card, will be considered. •As a Senior Software Engineer with the Data Platform organization, you will be responsible for designing and implementing features and services within our cloud-native platform. •What You Get To Do In This Role Qualifications: •Hands-on experience building production software, with exposure to deploying and operating workloads on Kubernetes. •Some hands-on experience with at least one major hyperscaler (AWS, Azure, GCP) and its core compute and networking primitives. •A track record of reliably delivering features and improvements as a productive member of an engineering team. •Solid functional working knowledge of containers, CI/CD pipelines, and Git-based development workflows. •Good programming skills in Go (or another systems language with a willingness to work primarily in Go). •It Also Helps If You Have •Operational familiarity with GitOps-based delivery and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform. •Exposure to observability tooling — metrics, logging, and dashboards. •Operational familiarity with networking and security fundamentals — DNS, TLS, and IAM. •For positions in this location, we offer a base pay of $128,900 - $219,100 Compensation: •$128,900 - $219,100 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) •Plus equity (when applicable), variable/incentive compensation and benefits Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!