Senior Backend Data Engineer: SQL, .NET, Python & Azure

First American Financial Corporation; Texas; Remote; USD 122,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k

PTO / Paid Sick Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

First American Financial Corporation is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and support back-end systems that process operational data. You will own data pipelines, integrations, and database solutions using SQL Server, C#/.NET, Python, and Azure.

You will investigate root causes, optimize performance, and ensure reliable, secure, and maintainable platforms. Collaboration with developers, DBAs, analysts, and business partners is core to this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent
• 5–8 years of back-end data engineering experience
• Strong SQL Server and T-SQL development skills with indexing and performance tuning
• Hands-on programming in C#/.NET and Python for production apps
• Experience building system integrations using REST APIs and JSON
• Experience with automated data pipelines and data quality controls
• Understanding of relational data modeling and data integrity
• Experience with Git, code reviews, and CI/CD practices
• Azure services for hosting, storage, or integration
• Experience working in an Agile software lifecycle

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain back-end applications, data jobs, and data integrations using SQL Server, C#/.NET, and Python
• Develop and optimize T-SQL procedures, schemas, and data processing logic
• Build integrations via APIs, databases, and files
• Create ETL pipelines with validation, logging, and retry logic
• Ensure data quality and safe restarts after failures
• Investigate issues across application, DBs, jobs, and APIs to identify root causes
• Improve performance via indexing, execution plans, and code optimization
• Maintain and modernize systems while adding automation and integrations
• Write automated tests and reconcile data with targets
• Manage changes through analysis, testing, deployment, rollback, verification
• Use source control and code reviews to maintain code quality
• Translate business requirements into technical designs and documentation
• Utilize AI-assisted development tools where appropriate
• Provide on-call support for production systems as needed

Skills

SQL Server

T-SQL

C#/.NET

Python

Azure

REST APIs

Git

CI/CD

Agile

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Azure

Git

CI/CD

Job description

First American Financial Corporation is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and support back-end systems that process operational data. You will own data pipelines, integrations, and database solutions using SQL Server, C#/.NET, Python, and Azure.

You will investigate root causes, optimize performance, and ensure reliable, secure, and maintainable platforms. Collaboration with developers, DBAs, analysts, and business partners is core to this role.