Senior Data Engineer, Back End Systems

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Florida, +3 more locations.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and sustain back-end applications, automated processes, and data integrations utilizing SQL Server, C#/.NET, and Python.

• Create and enhance T-SQL stored procedures, database architectures, and data processing frameworks.

• Construct integrations for data exchange via APIs, databases, and file systems.

• Develop ETL pipelines that incorporate data validation, logging, error management, retry mechanisms, and recovery protocols.

• Design workflows that prevent duplicate loads and facilitate safe restarts post-failure.

• Analyze issues across application code, SQL databases, scheduled jobs, APIs, and file transfers to pinpoint and rectify root causes.

• Enhance database and application performance through execution plan assessment, indexing, concurrency management, and code refinement.

• Maintain and upgrade existing systems while creating new automation and integrations.

• Write automated tests and reconcile source and target data to ensure completeness and accuracy.

• Manage changes through impact analysis, implementation, testing, deployment, rollback strategies, and production verification.

• Utilize source control, conduct code reviews, and follow controlled release protocols.

• Convert business requirements into technical designs and document dependencies, configurations, and support processes.

• Employ and validate AI-assisted development tools where applicable.

• Provide support for production systems outside of standard work hours as business needs necessitate.

• Collaborate with application developers, database administrators, analysts, and business stakeholders.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline, or an equivalent blend of education and experience.

• Five to eight years of pertinent experience in developing and supporting back-end applications, database solutions, or automated data processing systems.

• Proficient SQL Server and T-SQL development capabilities, including stored procedures, transactions, indexing, and query performance optimization.

• Practical programming experience with C#/.NET or Python, particularly in building and maintaining production applications.

• Experience in developing system integrations utilizing REST APIs, authentication, and structured data formats such as JSON.

• Background in constructing automated data pipelines and managing dependencies, incremental loads, failures, and recovery processes.

• Knowledge of relational data modeling, data integrity, and database concurrency principles.

• Experience troubleshooting production systems using application logs, database diagnostics, and monitoring tools.

• Capability to work across application development, database engineering, and production operations, including systems with limited documentation.

• Familiarity with Git, code reviews, automated testing, and continuous integration and deployment practices.

• Understanding of Azure services utilized for application hosting, data storage, or integration.

• Experience working within an Agile software development lifecycle.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on data accuracy and operational reliability.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including technical documentation proficiency.

• Ability to work independently, collaborate across teams, and manage competing priorities effectively.

• Preferred: practical experience with AI-assisted development tools such as OpenAI Codex, Cursor, or Claude.

• Preferred: capability to provide AI tools with clear technical context, critically assess generated code, and verify correctness, security, and operational impact.

• Preferred: experience with Windows-based automation, PowerShell, and scheduled job operations.

• Preferred: familiarity with financial services or mortgage servicing systems.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• 401k.

• PTO/paid sick leave.

• Employee stock purchase plan.

• Inclusive workplace culture.

• Equal opportunity employment.