Staff Data Platform Software Engineer, Graph — Veza

ServiceNow•Santa Clara, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Veza is seeking a passionate Staff Data Platform Software Engineer to join their Graph team. This role is crucial for designing, improving, and maintaining the robust and scalable code behind the Veza Access Graph. The engineer will collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape product futures and deliver exceptional identity and access management experiences. This is an opportunity to contribute to a high-impact startup working on cutting-edge technologies, with the scale and resources of an enterprise platform company due to Veza's acquisition by ServiceNow.

Requirements

Proven experience (minimum 8+ years) in professional backend software development with a focus on data modeling, data management, identity, security, or related areas.
A history with the development of databases, storage layers, query engines or adjacent tooling.
Experience with complex relational data models in OLAP systems and/or graph database systems such as Neo4j.
Deep knowledge of relational algebra and graph algorithms.
A familiarity with caching mechanisms and distributed systems.
A proven ability to develop and test code in one or more modern backend programming languages such as Golang or Kotlin.
Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs in microservice architectures.
Able to be onsite 3 days a week in Redwood City

Nice To Haves

Experience with cloud platforms, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, and containerization and orchestration technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes, is a plus.
An excellent problem-solver with high attention to detail.
Someone who can work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
A strong communicator with the ability to relate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
A mentor who helps others become the best versions of themselves.
A pleasure to work with!

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain and scale Graph features to directly and indirectly support actionable customer intelligence across various products.
Drive the performance, scalability, and reliability of the backend services and APIs for our platform.
Collaborate with product managers, other software engineers, and security experts to build product features that meet business objectives and security standards.
Continuously optimize and improve your work through code and design reviews, testing, and refactoring.
Implement logging, monitoring, and auditing capabilities to ensure visibility and compliance with regulatory requirements and operational health metrics.
Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies across different fields and leverage them to drive innovation and improve our platform.