Senior Data Engineer

Summary:

We are seeking a hands-on Senior Database Developer to design develop and optimize data solutions across Microsoft SQL Server and the Databricks Lakehouse Platform.

This role will own the stored procedures database objects and data-movement processes that support our enterprise applications. You will partner closely with developers to deliver reliable high-performing data-access solutions and help establish Databricks as an enterprise platform for governed data analytics and AI/BI.

The ideal candidate combines deep SQL Server development expertise with practical experience building data-platform solutions. This is a hands-on builder role: you will write production code solve complex performance and data-integration challenges and establish reusable standards and patterns for other engineering teams to follow.

Responsibilities:

Databricks

• Develop and support solutions using Databricks including Unity Catalog Delta Lake Databricks SQL notebooks and workflows.
• Help establish catalogs schemas tables volumes permissions lineage and data-quality standards within Unity Catalog.
• Support data movement ETL/ELT batch processing and incremental synchronization using Databricks.
• Develop reusable connection patterns templates and standards to support Databricks adoption across enterprise applications.
• Work with Databricks Lakebase and PostgreSQL to support transactional and operational use cases.
• Build and maintain AI/BI Genie spaces using curated enterprise data including semantic models instructions and sample queries.
• Troubleshoot Databricks jobs workflows data pipelines and performance issues.

SQL Server and Database Development

• Design develop test and maintain stored procedures functions views triggers and other database objects in Microsoft SQL Server.
• Write and maintain complex T-SQL for data movement system integrations batch loads incremental syncs and application data retrieval.
• Tune queries and indexes analyze execution plans and resolve blocking deadlocks and long-running jobs.
• Manage database schemas deployment scripts and versioning of database objects through source control and CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure database code meets standards for data integrity security performance and auditability.
• Partner with developers to translate application requirements into effective stored procedures and data-access patterns.
• Review queries and data-access code using Entity Framework Dapper and related technologies.
• Participate in sprint planning technical design reviews code reviews and other Agile engineering activities.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify data needs and deliver practical maintainable solutions.

Qualifications:

• At least one year of hands-on professional experience developing or supporting Databricks solutions in a production or enterprise environment.
• Six or more years of professional experience developing on Microsoft SQL Server with strong T-SQL and stored-procedure experience.
• Experience with Databricks Lakehouse technologies including Unity Catalog Delta Lake Databricks SQL notebooks and workflows.
• Proven experience developing SQL for data movement ETL/ELT system integrations and application data retrieval.
• Strong database performance-tuning skills including execution plans indexing statistics blocking deadlocks and concurrency troubleshooting.
• Working knowledge of PostgreSQL and familiarity with Databricks Lakebase.
• Experience collaborating with application developers preferably in a .NET or C# environment.
• Experience using Git and CI/CD pipelines for database and data-platform code.
• Familiarity with Azure services such as Azure Data Lake Storage Azure SQL Key Vault and Microsoft Entra ID.
• Knowledge of data governance row-level security column-level security data quality and enterprise compliance requirements.
• Experience with AI/BI Genie or similar natural-language analytics tools is preferred.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code Codex or similar solutions is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Founded in 1991 Rooms To Go is one of the largest and fastest growing furniture retailers in the US with over 250 stores in ten southern states eight distribution centers and an e-commerce business. Rooms To Go offers a collaborative work environment within a supportive culture.

Rooms To Go Benefits:

• Medical dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Associate discounts including furniture
• Company paid life and disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Programs
• And more!

Rooms To Go is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or employment against any individual on the basis of race color gender national origin ancestry religion physical or mental disability age veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital status pregnancy citizenship or any other factor protected by anti-discrimination laws

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Required Experience:

Senior IC