Director - Database Performance Engineering
Core
Lead the Database Performance Engineering organization to drive performance, scalability, and efficiency across ServiceNow's database platforms and supporting infrastructure.
Role type
Director, Database Performance Engineering
Builds
High-performing engineering teams focused on database performance, OS performance, scalability, observability, and capacity planning.
Domain
SaaS / Database Performance Engineering / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
Database engineering, Performance engineering, Distributed systems, Engineering leadership, Query optimization, Workload management, Capacity planning, Observability, AI integration, Stakeholder management
Preferred skills
Large-scale enterprise database platforms, Performance testing frameworks, Executive reporting, Linux production environments, ServiceNow platform architecture
Technologies
MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, Linux, Cloud-native platforms
Responsibilities
Lead talent acquisition, performance management, and career development for the engineering team; Identify and eliminate performance bottlenecks across database, OS, compute, and storage; Establish scalable performance engineering practices and governance processes; Partner with Product Engineering and Operations to integrate performance considerations into the SDLC; Drive architectural decisions and technology investments based on performance expertise.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership & team management
