Principal Software Engineer

Software Engineer

Who We Are 

Solera is a global leader in data and software services that strives to transform every touchpoint of the vehicle lifecycle into a connected digital experience. In addition, we provide products and services to protect life's other most important assets: our homes and digital identities. Today, Solera processes over 300 million digital transactions annually for approximately 235,000 partners and customers in more than 90 countries. Our 6,500 team members foster an uncommon, innovative culture and are dedicated to successfully bringing the future to bear today through cognitive answers, insights, algorithms and automation.  For more information, please visit   

The Role 
We're looking for a highly skilled and experienced Principal Software Engineer with 8+ years of experience in C# .NET and SQL Server to join our engineering team. This role focuses on middle and back-end development, supporting data-intensive applications and system integrations. This is a full-time in-office role located in Westlake, TX just off of highway 114.

What You'll Do 

• Design, develop, and maintain robust backend services and data processing pipelines.
• Optimize SQL Server queries and database structures for performance and scalability.
• Implement screen scraping techniques while navigating bot detection and CAPTCHA challenges.
• Integrate with a wide variety of external systems, APIs, and data sources.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and mentoring junior developers.

What You'll Bring 

• 8+ years of proven experience with C# .NET and SQL Server in production environments.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and performance optimization.
• Experience handling large-scale data processing efficiently.
• Familiarity with screen scraping, including techniques to limit challenges presented by bot detection and CAPTCHA.
• Good understanding of RESTful APIs, web services, and system integration.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to understand complex infrastructure environment 
• Fluent in English both Written and Verbal 

Nice To Have 

• Prior work experience in and understanding of Agile Development 
• Experience with testing framework like NUnit, xunit or equivalent 
• API (REST, SOAP)  
• Advanced parsing of various data exchange formats XML, JSON, fixed width, delimited, etc. 
• Experience with Test Driven Development 
• Experience with Mocking Frameworks like MOQ or Rhino 

It is impossible to list every requirement for, or responsibility of, any position.  Similarly, we cannot identify all the skills a position may require since job responsibilities and the Company's needs may change over time.  Therefore, the above job description is not comprehensive or exhaustive.   The Company reserves the right to adjust, add to or eliminate any aspect of the above description.  The Company also retains the right to require all employees to undertake additional or different job responsibilities when necessary to meet business needs. 

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