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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\nThe 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.\nWorks with application developers, database administrators, analysts, and business partners to deliver reliable, secure, and maintainable systems.\nHow you’ll contribute\nDesign, develop, and maintain back-end applications, automated jobs, and data integrations using SQL Server, C#/.NET, and Python.\nDevelop and optimize T-SQL stored procedures, database schemas, and data processing logic.\nBuild integrations that exchange data through application programming interfaces, databases, and files.\nDevelop extract, transform, and load pipelines with data validation, logging, error handling, retry logic, and recovery procedures.\nDesign processing workflows that prevent duplicate loads and support safe restarts after failures.\nInvestigate issues across application code, SQL databases, scheduled jobs, APIs, and file transfers to identify and resolve root causes.\nImprove database and application performance through execution plan analysis, indexing, concurrency management, and code optimization.\nMaintain and modernize existing systems while building new automation and integrations.\nWrite automated tests and reconcile source and target data to verify completeness and accuracy.\nOwn changes through impact analysis, implementation, testing, deployment, rollback planning, and production verification.\nUse source control, code reviews, and controlled release practices to maintain code quality and reduce deployment risk.\nTranslate business requirements into technical designs and document system dependencies, configuration, and support procedures.\nUse AI-assisted development tools where appropriate for development, troubleshooting, testing, and documentation. Review and validate generated output.\nSupport production systems outside normal work hours when business needs require it.\nWhat you’ll bring\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.\nFive to eight years of relevant experience developing and supporting back-end applications, database solutions, or automated data processing systems.\nStrong SQL Server and T-SQL development skills, including stored procedures, transactions, indexing, and query performance tuning.\nHands-on programming experience with C#/.NET or Python, including building and maintaining production applications.\nExperience developing system integrations using REST APIs, authentication, and structured data formats such as JSON.\nExperience building automated data pipelines and managing dependencies, incremental loads, failures, and recovery.\nUnderstanding of relational data modeling, data integrity, and database concurrency.\nExperience troubleshooting production systems using application logs, database diagnostics, and monitoring tools.\nAbility to work across application development, database engineering, and production operations, including systems with limited documentation.\nExperience with Git, code reviews, automated testing, and continuous integration and deployment.\nWorking knowledge of Azure services used for application hosting, data storage, or integration.\nExperience working within an Agile software development lifecycle.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to data accuracy and operational reliability.\nClear written and verbal communication skills, including technical documentation.\nAbility to work independently, collaborate across teams, and manage competing priorities.\nPreferred experience\nPractical experience using AI-assisted development tools such as OpenAI Codex, Cursor, or Claude for coding, SQL development, troubleshooting, testing, or documentation.\nAbility to provide AI tools with clear technical context, critically review generated code, and verify correctness, security, and operational impact.\nExperience with Windows-based automation, PowerShell, and scheduled job operations.\nExperience with financial services or mortgage servicing systems.\nPay 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\nBy 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. 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