Lead Backend Engineer – DPS Core & Data Engine Squad

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Chicago, IL, USA
In-Office
119K-165K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Automotive • Internet of Things • Software
The Role
Leads modernization of mission-critical database and .NET systems. Responsibilities include refactoring stored procedures, optimizing SQL performance, evolving schemas safely, extracting business logic into maintainable services, and modernizing legacy .NET code. The role establishes testing, dependency injection, observability, deployment-safety, and incident-response practices while collaborating with SRE and DevOps teams. It requires deep SQL Server expertise and experience maintaining production stability during large-scale software modernization.
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Salary range is:

$119,030.52 - $165,000.00

This position is bonus and/or commission eligible.

CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc. (CCC) is a leading cloud platform for the multi-trillion-dollar insurance economy, creating intelligent experiences for insurers, repairers, automakers, part suppliers, and more. At CCC, we’re making life just work by empowering more than 35,000 businesses with industry-leading technology to get drivers back on the road and to health quickly and seamlessly. We’re pushing boundaries with innovative AI solutions that simplify and enhance the claims and repair journey. Through purposeful innovation and the strength of its connections, CCC technologies empower the people and industry relied upon to keep lives moving forward when it matters most. Learn more about CCC at www.cccis.com.


 

The RoleWe are seeking a Lead Backend Engineer who is passionate about database modernization, performance optimization, and strategic refactoring of mission-critical systems. You will be a key member of the DPS Core & Data Engine Squad, working on the system-of-record platform that powers both internal (DPS) and external (IES) claims management experiences supporting millions of transactions and billions of dollars in claims.
This is a modernization engineering role for someone who gets excited about:
• Refactoring complex stored procedures and carving out domain logic into maintainable services
• Optimizing SQL performance and improving system efficiency
• Creating safe migration patterns that enable continuous modernization while maintaining business continuity
• Working in .NET codebases and evolving them into clean, testable, domain-aligned modules
If you love the challenge of strategic system evolution and want to participate in evolving the technical architecture of a multi-year transformation from monolithic database logic to service-oriented architecture—this role is for you.


 

Key Responsibilities:

Database Engineering & Modernization (60%)

Stored procedure refactoring: Analyze, optimize, and decompose complex stored procedures into smaller, testable, well-documented units

  • Performance engineering: Query tuning, indexing strategy, execution plan analysis, optimizing data access patterns

  • Schema evolution: Design backward-compatible schema changes with safe rollout/rollback patterns

  • Migration seams: Create facades, wrappers, and anti-corruption layers around stored procedures to enable gradual extraction of business logic into services

Legacy .NET Modernization (30%)

  • Refactor .NET Framework code supporting DPS workflows into maintainable, testable modules

  • Implement strangler fig patterns to incrementally move logic from database service layer while maintaining production stability

  • Build domain-aligned modules/services with clear contracts that enable the Domain & Services Squad to extract capabilities

  • Establish patterns for dependency injection, observability, and error handling in established .NET codebases

Operational Excellence (10%)

  • Implement performance baselines, regression detection, and alerting for data-intensive workflows

  • Participate in incident response for data/performance-related production issues

  • Create diagnostic tooling and runbooks to reduce time-to-resolution

  • Collaborate with SRE/DevOps on deployment safety (blue/green, feature flags, canary releases for schema changes)


     

    Requirements:

    Technical Skills

    • 8+ years of professional software development experience in object-oriented languages (C#/.NET required)

    • Expert-level SQL Server knowledge (SQL Server 2019):

    • Advanced query optimization (execution plans, index tuning, query hints)

    • Stored procedure, function, and trigger development/refactoring

    • Database design and normalization

    • Performance tuning at scale (multi-million row tables, complex joins, aggregations)

    • Understanding of indexing strategies (clustered, non-clustered, filtered, columnstore)

    • SQL Agent jobs and automated workflow patterns

    • Transaction isolation levels, locking, and concurrency management

    • C# and .NET Framework/.NET Core (legacy and modern)

    • Experience refactoring established systems while maintaining production stability

    • SQL source control (migrations, version control for schema/stored procedures)

    Highly Desired:

    • Experience with strangler fig, anti-corruption layer, and facade patterns in practice

    • Hands-on experience migrating logic from stored procedures → service layer in production systems

    • Familiarity with domain-driven design (DDD) concepts (bounded contexts, aggregates, repositories)

    • Azure SQL Database, Azure DevOps experience

    • Observability tools (Application Insights, SQL Profiler)

    • API design and versioning (REST, OpenAPI/Swagger)

    • Unit testing frameworks (xUnit, NUnit) and test data builder patterns

    • PowerShell for database scripting/automation

    • Experience with microservices architecture and event-driven patterns

    • Familiarity with Entity Framework Core, Dapper, or other ORMs (and knowing when to use native SQL)


     

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    About CCC's Commitment to Employees:

    CCC Intelligent Solutions understands that our employees play an integral role in our vision to shape a world where life just works. Our team is defined by our values of Integrity, Customer-Focus, Innovation, Inclusion & Diversity, Tenacity, and Connection. Through diverse perspectives, purposeful innovation, and the strength of connections, our technologies empower the people and industry relied upon to keep lives moving forward when it matters most.

    At CCC, together everyone can thrive as we innovate and collaborate, creating employee experiences that just work. We are committed to providing opportunities for our people to make real-life impacts, advance in their careers, and contribute to CCC’s success.

    CCC offers competitive compensation and benefits to support you and your families, including:

    • 401K Match

    • Paid time off

    • Annual Incentive Plan Performance Bonus

    • Comprehensive health insurance

    • Adoption Assistance

    • Tuition Reimbursement

    • Wellness Programs

    • Stock Purchase Plan options

    • Employee Resource Groups

    For more information about our benefits, please check out our careers site.

    Here, you belong. You are seen, valued, and respected. We celebrate you for who you are and all you bring. Every voice is heard and is important to our success. You can hear what employees have to say about our culture here

    If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, please contact (800) 621-8070.

    Skills Required

    • 8+ years of professional software development experience in object-oriented languages
    • Professional experience with C# and .NET
    • Expert-level SQL Server 2019 knowledge
    • Advanced query optimization, execution plan analysis, index tuning, and query hints
    • Stored procedure, function, and trigger development and refactoring
    • Database design and normalization experience
    • Performance tuning at scale involving large tables, joins, and aggregations
    • Knowledge of clustered, non-clustered, filtered, and columnstore indexing strategies
    • Experience with SQL Agent jobs and automated workflow patterns
    • Understanding of transaction isolation levels, locking, and concurrency management
    • Experience refactoring established systems while maintaining production stability
    • SQL source control, including migrations and version control for schemas and stored procedures
    • Experience with strangler fig, anti-corruption layer, and facade patterns
    • Experience migrating stored-procedure logic to production service layers
    • Familiarity with domain-driven design, bounded contexts, aggregates, and repositories
    • Experience with Azure SQL Database and Azure DevOps
    • Experience with Application Insights and SQL Profiler
    • API design and versioning experience with REST and OpenAPI/Swagger
    • Experience with xUnit, NUnit, and test data builder patterns
    • PowerShell experience for database scripting and automation
    • Experience with microservices architecture and event-driven patterns
    • Familiarity with Entity Framework Core, Dapper, or other ORMs

    CCC Intelligent Solutions Compensation & Benefits Highlights

    The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about CCC Intelligent Solutions and has not been reviewed or approved by CCC Intelligent Solutions.

    • Healthcare Strength — Healthcare options are presented with multiple medical plan choices alongside dental, vision, mental-health resources, wellness programs, and ancillary coverages, indicating strong coverage breadth. Company materials consistently highlight these offerings across plans.
    • Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with company match and clearly described plan features, supporting long‑term savings. These retirement elements are positioned as core components of the total rewards package.
    • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Leave programs feature generous PTO, paid holidays and sick time, bereavement leave, and volunteer days, with flexible or remote work noted as team-dependent. The breadth of time-off options is emphasized across benefits descriptions.

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    The Company
    HQ: Chicago, IL
    2,000 Employees
    Year Founded: 1980

    What We Do

    CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc. (CCC), is a leading cloud platform provider for the multi-trillion-dollar P&C insurance economy, creating intelligent experiences for insurers, repairers, automakers, part suppliers, and more. The CCC Intelligent Experience (IX) Cloud™ platform, powered by proven AI and an innovative event-based architecture, connects more than 35,000 businesses to power customized applications and platforms for optimal outcomes and personalized experiences that just work. Through purposeful innovation and the strength of its connections, CCC technologies empower the people and industry relied upon to keep lives moving forward when it matters most. Learn more about CCC at www.cccis.com.

    Why Work With Us

    When you join CCC, you’re not just joining a company—you’re joining a community that’s passionate about transforming industries and making a difference. Our state-of-the-art Chicago headquarters amenities include a full-size basketball court, health club, rooftop terrace, pool tables, shuffleboard, and other activities to help you unwind.

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