Senior Data Platform Engineer

About Applied Business Software, Inc., Applied Business Software, Inc., (ABS), the maker of The Mortgage Office , is the industry leader in private lending and loan management technology. Since 1978, our software has powered thousands of lenders, including private money firms, municipalities, CDFIs, Tribal Nations, universities, franchisors, third-party servicers and other non-bank lenders; helping them streamline, automate, and scale their lending operations with confidence. About the role We are looking for a Senior Data Platform Engineer to own management, maintenance, and uptime of our customer and shared system databases. You will also partner with our team to maintain and evolve a custom machine learning model built in-house. Our stack includes Azure cloud services, MS SQL Server, Azure Synapse, Data Factory, PowerShell, and Kubernetes. What you'll do Own and evolve tooling, architecture and management of our high-volume single-tenant data platform that hosts 2000+ customer databases across 10+ MS SQL Server instances. Manage and up-level database and schema management of live production databases via a unified and resilient web-based tool. Monitor and ensure database health, replication and performance; proactively respond to incidents and lead root cause analysis. Build a pipeline using Azure tools & Azure ML ecosystem to iterate, improve and retrain our custom in-house machine learning model. Partner with Data Engineer to maintain data pipelines that synchronize customer data from MSSQL databases to Azure Synapse using native Azure services and Change Data Capture (CDC) Partner with application and product teams to design scalable data solutions that power analytics, reporting, and AI-first applications. Qualifications 5+ years of production experience in data engineering or database administration, with strong ownership of data platforms. Proven DBA-level expertise in

Microsoft SQL Server:

backup & recovery, performance tuning, index management, query optimization, and high availability configurations. Experience building tools and automation for day-to-day database maintenance and schema-updates with alerting and monitoring. Deep expertise in the Azure data ecosystem including Azure Delta Lake, Synapse Analytics, AI Foundry and cloud-based data architectures. Ability to work cross-functionally and translate business requirements into scalable data solutions. Why Join Us? Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage. 401(k) with company funded match. Mission-driven company with a 45+ year legacy and industry-leading products trusted by thousands of lenders. Collaborative, supportive team known for long tenure, deep expertise, and a culture built on trust and integrity. Help modernize and evolve the leading platform in private lending technology. Beautiful Huntington Beach office with a tight-knit culture. Competitive compensation and room for professional growth. Performance-based bonuses. Generous PTO. Modern workspace with on-site amenities. Awesome company Christmas party. The pay range for this role is: 150,000 - 170,000 USD per year (Huntington Beach, CA)