Senior Data Engineer, Back End Systems (Remote)

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

Job summary

First American Financial Corporation is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and support back-end systems for processing operational data using SQL Server, C#/.NET, Python, and Azure. You will own solutions from design to deployment, investigate root causes, and ensure reliable data flows.

The role requires 5–8 years of backend data processing experience, strong SQL skills, and experience with data integrations and automated pipelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Five to eight years of relevant experience developing and supporting back-end applications, database solutions, or automated data processing systems.
• Strong SQL Server and T-SQL development skills, including stored procedures, transactions, indexing, and query performance tuning.
• Hands-on programming experience with C#/.NET or Python, including building and maintaining production applications.
• Experience developing system integrations using REST APIs, authentication, and structured data formats such as JSON.
• Experience building automated data pipelines and managing dependencies, incremental loads, failures, and recovery.
• Understanding of relational data modeling, data integrity, and database concurrency.
• Experience troubleshooting production systems using application logs, database diagnostics, and monitoring tools.
• Ability to work across application development, database engineering, and production operations, including systems with limited documentation.
• Experience with Git, code reviews, automated testing, and continuous integration and deployment.
• Working knowledge of Azure services used for application hosting, data storage, or integration.
• Experience working within an Agile software development lifecycle.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to data accuracy and operational reliability.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including technical documentation.
• Ability to work independently, collaborate across teams, and manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain back-end applications, automated jobs, and data integrations using SQL Server, C#/.NET, and Python.
• Develop and optimize T-SQL stored procedures, database schemas, and data processing logic.
• Build integrations that exchange data through application programming interfaces, databases, and files.
• Develop extract, transform, and load pipelines with data validation, logging, error handling, retry logic, and recovery procedures.
• Design processing workflows that prevent duplicate loads and support safe restarts after failures.
• Investigate issues across application code, SQL databases, scheduled jobs, APIs, and file transfers to identify and resolve root causes.
• Improve database and application performance through execution plan analysis, indexing, concurrency management, and code optimization.
• Maintain and modernize existing systems while building new automation and integrations.
• Write automated tests and reconcile source and target data to verify completeness and accuracy.
• Own changes through impact analysis, implementation, testing, deployment, rollback planning, and production verification.
• Use source control, code reviews, and controlled release practices to maintain code quality and reduce deployment risk.
• Translate business requirements into technical designs and document system dependencies, configuration, and support procedures.
• Use AI-assisted development tools where appropriate for development, troubleshooting, testing, and documentation. Review and validate generated output.
• Support production systems outside normal work hours when business needs require it.

Skills

SQL Server

T-SQL

C#/.NET

Python

REST APIs

Data pipelines

Relational data modeling

Troubleshooting

Git

Azure

Agile

CI/CD

Education

Bachelors in CS or related field

Tools

Git

Azure

Job description

Who We Are

ServiceMac is a new sub-servicing entity backed by some of the leading practitioners of the mortgage servicing industry. ServiceMac is focused on providing superior technology, products, and services for the mortgage and real estate industries backed by highly personalized service and support. Through continuous innovation and acquisition, our offerings comprise of personalized solutions that span the mortgage continuum and enhance security, compliance, customer satisfaction, and profitability. Our inclusive, people-first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list for eleven consecutive years. We have also earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity and LGBTQ+ employees, and have been included on more than 50 regional best places to work lists. First American will always strive to be a great place to work, for all.

What We Do

The Senior Data Engineer designs, builds, and supports the back-end systems that move and process ServiceMac's operational data. This hands-on role develops SQL database solutions, applications, system integrations, and automated data pipelines using SQL Server, C#/.NET, Python, and Azure. The engineer owns solutions from technical design through testing, deployment, monitoring, and production support. This role requires someone who can investigate unfamiliar systems, identify root causes, and verify that changes produce the expected results. Works with application developers, database administrators, analysts, and business partners to deliver reliable, secure, and maintainable systems.

How you'll contribute

• Design, develop, and maintain back-end applications, automated jobs, and data integrations using SQL Server, C#/.NET, and Python.
• Develop and optimize T-SQL stored procedures, database schemas, and data processing logic.
• Build integrations that exchange data through application programming interfaces, databases, and files.
• Develop extract, transform, and load pipelines with data validation, logging, error handling, retry logic, and recovery procedures.
• Design processing workflows that prevent duplicate loads and support safe restarts after failures.
• Investigate issues across application code, SQL databases, scheduled jobs, APIs, and file transfers to identify and resolve root causes.
• Improve database and application performance through execution plan analysis, indexing, concurrency management, and code optimization.
• Maintain and modernize existing systems while building new automation and integrations.
• Write automated tests and reconcile source and target data to verify completeness and accuracy.
• Own changes through impact analysis, implementation, testing, deployment, rollback planning, and production verification.
• Use source control, code reviews, and controlled release practices to maintain code quality and reduce deployment risk.
• Translate business requirements into technical designs and document system dependencies, configuration, and support procedures.
• Use AI-assisted development tools where appropriate for development, troubleshooting, testing, and documentation. Review and validate generated output.
• Support production systems outside normal work hours when business needs require it.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Five to eight years of relevant experience developing and supporting back-end applications, database solutions, or automated data processing systems.
• Strong SQL Server and T-SQL development skills, including stored procedures, transactions, indexing, and query performance tuning.
• Hands-on programming experience with C#/.NET or Python, including building and maintaining production applications.
• Experience developing system integrations using REST APIs, authentication, and structured data formats such as JSON.
• Experience building automated data pipelines and managing dependencies, incremental loads, failures, and recovery.
• Understanding of relational data modeling, data integrity, and database concurrency.
• Experience troubleshooting production systems using application logs, database diagnostics, and monitoring tools.
• Ability to work across application development, database engineering, and production operations, including systems with limited documentation.
• Experience with Git, code reviews, automated testing, and continuous integration and deployment.
• Working knowledge of Azure services used for application hosting, data storage, or integration.
• Experience working within an Agile software development lifecycle.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to data accuracy and operational reliability.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including technical documentation.
• Ability to work independently, collaborate across teams, and manage competing priorities.

Preferred experience

• Practical experience using AI-assisted development tools such as OpenAI Codex, Cursor, or Claude for coding, SQL development, troubleshooting, testing, or documentation.
• Ability to provide AI tools with clear technical context, critically review generated code, and verify correctness, security, and operational impact.
• Experience with Windows-based automation, PowerShell, and scheduled job operations.
• Experience with financial services or mortgage servicing systems.

Pay Range

Pay Range: $121,980-$130,525 AnnuallyThis hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on a number of factors which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements and geographic location.

What We Offer

By choice, we don't simply accept individuality - we embrace it, we support it, and we thrive on it! Our People First culture is inclusive for all employees - not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it's the key to our success. We are proud to foster an authentic and inclusive workplace For All. You are free and encouraged to bring your entire, unique self to work. First American is an equal opportunity employer in every sense of the term.Based on eligibility, First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan.