Compared with the selected benchmark ("All roles in San Diego, United States"), this listing's salary midpoint is about 40% higher. The offer sits above the benchmark range (€10,401–€19,316). The offer's range width is broadly in line with the benchmark. This benchmark is based on 1 comparable listings.

Monthly salary comparison for Senior Staff Data Platform Engineer
Market	Lower bound (25th percentile)	Median	Upper bound (75th percentile)
All roles in San Diego, United States	€10,401/per month	€14,859/per month	€19,316/per month

About the role

Position Location: This is a&#xa0Flexible (Hybrid) position.  Flexible 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, CAPlease Note:  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....

Job Details

Responsibilities

Architect, design, and build high‑performance distributed systems and platform components.
Build distributed systems data ingestion solutions with strong emphasis on scalability, quality, and operational excellence.
Design software that is easy to use, extend, and customize for customer‑specific environments.
Deliver high‑quality, clean, modular, and reusable code while enforcing engineering best practices (code reviews, unit testing, automation, design reviews).
Build foundational libraries, frameworks, and tools focused on modularity, extensibility, configurability, and maintainability.
Collaborate across engineering teams to refine requirements and deliver end‑to‑end solutions.
Provide technical leadership for projects with significant complexity and risk.
Research, evaluate, and adopt new technologies that enhance platform capabilities.
Troubleshoot and diagnose complex production issues across distributed systems.

Requirements

10+ years of software development experience with a Bachelor's degree; OR 8+ years with a Master's degree; OR 6+ years with a PhD OR equivalent work experience.