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Senior Data Engineer (Remote)

First American
: $126,100 - $193,325 Annual
sick time, 401(k), remote work
United States, California, Santa Ana
1 First American Way (Show on map)
May 16, 2025
Who We Are Join a team that puts its People First! Since 1889, First American (NYSE: FAF) has held an unwavering belief in its people. They are passionate about what they do, and we are equally passionate about fostering an environment where all feel welcome, supported, and empowered to be innovative and reach their full potential. 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 ten 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. For more information, please visit www.careers.firstam.com. What We Do **Remote Work Welcome**
Be part of a transformative team that is shaping the way First American builds and delivers world-class technology products that fuel the real estate industry. We are looking for the best-of-the-best technology experts who will envision, design, build, and deliver innovative solutions that provide exceptional experiences and lasting value to our customers.
We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer who is passionate about learning, experimenting, and building solutions in a fast-paced environment. This person will design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and cloud infrastructure, leveraging Databricks and PySpark to process large datasets efficiently. In this role, you will have the chance to make a big impact and drive efficiency across our organization.

What You'll Do:

  • Operationalize our Databricks Lakehouse: Develop and maintain a unified data platform using Azure Databricks, enabling efficient data storage, processing, and analysis across the organization.

  • Build Data Pipelines: Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines; establish API integrations for efficient data transfer. Implement ETL processes and ensure data integrity and quality.

  • Deploy Data Technology: Utilize technologies such as Spark, Kafka, and Airflow to manage large-scale data processing. Test, monitor and troubleshoot systems to ensure smooth operation.

  • Collaborate:Work closely with data engineers, analysts, and scientists to understand their needs and optimize the performance of data workflows.

What You'll Bring:

  • Development Experience: 5+ years with Python, Scala, Java, or C#. Experience with Python is preferred.

  • Data Engineering Tools:5+ years with Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery, Apache Spark, HIVE, Hadoop, Cloudera, or RedShift. Experience with PySpark on Databricks is preferred.

  • Data Architecture:Proficiency in high-performance data pipeline design and mastery of pipeline guarantees, such as Idempotency, At-Least-Once Processing, Exact-Once Processing, Fault Tolerance, Eventual Consistency, Streaming Consistency, Transactional Consistency, and Observability.

  • Containerization:Experience developing in a containerized environment like Docker, Rancher, or Kubernetes.

  • Data Orchestration:Experience with Apache Airflow (or similar tool) for orchestrating data processing jobs.

  • Education:Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or related field) or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Pay Range: $126,100 - $193,325 Annually

This 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.

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** Note that the following statements only apply to candidates who will be working from an unincorporated area within Los Angeles County. **
First American will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (e.g., the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act).
First American intends to conduct a review of an applicant's criminal history in connection with a conditional offer. First American reasonably believes that a criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following material job duties for this position potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: handling of confidential, proprietary or trade secret information belonging to First American or its customers, administrating or facilitating financial transactions, and the ability to meet customer-imposed criminal history requirements.
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 celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion not simply because it's the right thing to do, but also 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.
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