CrossCountry Mortgage (CCM) is the nation's number one distributed retail mortgage lender with more than 9,000 employees operating over 700 branches and servicing loans across all 50 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico. Our company has been recognized ten times on the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private businesses and has received many awards for our standout culture.
A culture where you can grow! CCM has created an exceptional culture driving employee engagement, exceeding employee expectations, and directly impacting company success. At our core, our entrepreneurial spirit empowers every employee to be who they are to help us move forward together. You’ll get unwavering support from all departments and total transparency from the top down.
CCM offers eligible employees a competitive compensation plan and a robust benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, as well as a 401K. We also offer company-provided short-term disability, an employee assistance program, and a wellness program.
Position Overview:
The Senior Data Engineer is responsible for leading the design, administration, optimization, and integration of operational data platforms, including MongoDB, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Snowflake. This role combines database administration, engineering, performance tuning, API development, and systems integration to support business-critical applications and customer data platforms. The Senior Data Engineer leverages DBA expertise, hands-on C# development experience, and a deep understanding of MongoDB operational data stores, API-driven architectures, and cloud-based platforms to support business-critical applications and data environments.
Job Responsibilities:
- Serve as the primary technical lead for MongoDB environments and as a secondary technical resource for SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MySQL environments.
- Manage database configuration, capacity planning, performance tuning, indexing, replication, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery.
- Monitor database health and proactively identify operational risks.
- Lead root cause analysis and resolution of database-related production issues.
- Design and implement High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions.
- Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs using C# and .NET.
- Build scalable data integration services that support operational applications and enterprise platforms.
- Collaborate with application teams to establish API contracts and integration standards.
- Optimize API performance, scalability, and security.
- Design operational data models and document schemas for MongoDB.
- Support customer identity resolution, contact management, and Customer360 initiatives.
- Implement data validation, reconciliation, and quality controls.
- Design efficient data access patterns and caching strategies.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Software Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience in database administration and development, including MongoDB and at least one relational database platform (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or MySQL), data modeling, schema design, database architecture, performance tuning across relational and NoSQL databases, and C#/.NET API development.
- 3+ years of experience managing backups, restores, and recovery models.
- Experience developing RESTful APIs and microservices.
- Experience with MongoDB Atlas, replication, sharding, and performance tuning.
- Experience troubleshooting production systems and performing root cause analysis.
- Experience implementing backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.
- Experience with C# or other object-oriented programming languages.
- Experience with database security management including roles, permissions, encryption, and auditing.
- Experience with version control tools such as Git/GitHub.
- Experience implementing automation for database operations, deployments, or monitoring.
- Experience in mortgage, lending, CRM, or financial services environments, preferred.
- Experience designing and supporting cloud-based data integration solutions using AWS services, including Lambda, EC2, S3, RDS, AWS Glue, PySpark, and AWS Step Functions, preferred.
- Experience with event-driven architectures, Kafka or other streaming platforms, and Customer 360/Identity Resolution solutions, preferred.
- Knowledge of query optimization and indexing strategies.
- Familiarity with Snowflake architecture, warehousing concepts, and performance optimization.
- Advanced proficiency in SQL query writing across multiple database engines.
- Proficiency in troubleshooting MongoDB bottlenecks and advanced performance tuning.
- Understanding of MongoDB architecture, replication, sharding, and Atlas operations.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Skilled in solving complex technical challenges through excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Skilled in working independently and managing competing priorities in a dynamic environment.
This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. However, this job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.
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CrossCountry Mortgage supports equal employment opportunity in hiring, development and advancement for all qualified persons without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, ancestry, marital status, uniformed service, covered veteran status, citizenship status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, and lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, domestic violence victim status (where applicable), protected hair style or texture, genetic information (testing or characteristics), or any other protected status of an individual or because of the individual’s association with a member of a protected group or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law (“Protected Characteristics”). The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation. The Company is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture that welcomes diversity and inclusion.
CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC (NMLS3029) is an FHA Approved Lending Institution and is not acting on behalf of or at the direction of HUD/FHA or the Federal government. To verify licensing, please visit www.NMLSConsumerAccess.org.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Software Engineering, IT, Computer Science, or related field.
- 3+ years experience in database administration and development including MongoDB and at least one relational DB (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or MySQL).
- 3+ years managing backups, restores, and recovery models.
- Experience developing RESTful APIs and microservices (C#/.NET).
- Experience with MongoDB Atlas, replication, sharding, and performance tuning.
- Experience troubleshooting production systems and performing root cause analysis.
- Experience implementing backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.
- Experience with C# or other object-oriented programming languages.
- Experience with database security management including roles, permissions, encryption, and auditing.
- Experience with version control tools such as Git/GitHub.
- Experience implementing automation for database operations, deployments, or monitoring.
- Knowledge of query optimization and indexing strategies.
- Familiarity with Snowflake architecture, warehousing concepts, and performance optimization.
- Advanced proficiency in SQL query writing across multiple database engines.
- Proficiency in troubleshooting MongoDB bottlenecks and advanced performance tuning.
- Understanding of MongoDB architecture, replication, sharding, and Atlas operations.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Skilled in analytical problem-solving and managing competing priorities independently.
- Experience in mortgage, lending, CRM, or financial services environments.
- Experience designing and supporting cloud-based data integration solutions using AWS services (Lambda, EC2, S3, RDS, AWS Glue, PySpark, Step Functions).
- Experience with event-driven architectures, Kafka or other streaming platforms, and Customer360/Identity Resolution solutions.
CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC. and has not been reviewed or approved by CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC..
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits include medical, dental, and vision through major carriers, plus company‑paid life and short‑term disability, with HSAs/FSAs available. Feedback suggests the health coverage breadth and options are comprehensive across locations.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with company match is available to all employees regardless of hours worked. Feedback suggests retirement savings support is a consistent element of the package.
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Affordable Benefits — Health plans are described with low employee contributions and flexible options, and HSA funding includes employer contributions with additional matching on certain plans. Feedback suggests overall benefit costs can be manageable relative to coverage breadth.
CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC. Insights
What We Do
Community is everything At CCM, our vision is to become the most referred mortgage lender in every community we serve – and make a difference in the neighborhoods where you work and live. More than a team With such lofty ambitions, we know the importance of the individuals who call CCM home. When you work with us, you’re joining more than 7,000 doers, innovators, and mortgage makers. We’re dedicated to getting it done We tirelessly advocate for our clients and communities. By making every mortgage feel like a win, we can help our clients truly feel at home. Be the difference maker We’re proud of our philanthropic efforts and partnerships, and you’ll see them at the forefront of our work. Programs like CCM Cares show our dedication to making a difference by directly impacting the people and places in our communities. Connected by culture, proven by performance We’re endlessly motivated, not only by our mission, but by the people around us and values we share. From branch-sponsored community events to our annual Sales Rally, we like celebrating wins of all sizes. NMLS3029 Equal Housing Opportunity
