Job Description:

Company Summary

Join our team! As a global leader in providing title insurance, settlement services and risk solutions for real estate transactions, First American (NYSE: FAF) is an ideal place to build your career. We have been entrusted with helping our customers achieve and protect their dream of homeownership since 1889. We believe that our people are the key to the company's continued success, and we invest in diverse talents and backgrounds and empower our teams to achieve more than they could anywhere else. First American has created an award-winning culture and has been named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list for the fifth consecutive year and to more than 50 regional Best Places to Work lists. For more information, please visit www.careers.firstam.com

Job Summary

We are well known for our excellence in Title Insurance and Escrow Services. We are less known for our excellence in technology and we're on a mission to change that. We're continually investing in our future, how we work and what we build. Be part of a transformative team that will shape the future as we envision, design and develop our next generation solutions.

We're looking for a Lead Software Engineer to help us migrate from an old technology platform. While doing so we want to envision the best possible future and solve the problems that matter most. Join us if you are driven by curiosity and have passion for creating the future.

*Remote candidates encouraged to apply!

Participates in the design, development, coding, testing, debugging, and maintenance of software code for business applications. Responsible for middle-tier implementation and integration with backend databases. Works with technical staff to understand problems with software and develops specifications to resolve them. Participates in the development of software user manuals.

Essential Functions

• Lead team of engineers in the design, development, and maintenance of software code for business applications.




• Formulates and defines system scope and objectives for assigned projects.




• Performs maintenance, installations, upgrades, and other technical duties associated with the support of product applications platforms and/or product systems platforms.




• Responsible for top-tier implementation and integration with backend databases.




• Formulate and define system scope and objectives through research and fact-finding to develop or modify internal business systems.




• Works with Project Managers and Business Analysts to produce project delivery estimates and manage the transition from analysis through to design and delivery.




• Provide regular and effective progress updates to and work closely with project managers to ensure the management of any delivery risks or issues.




• Define and split large architectural objectives into smaller incremental objectives




• Evaluate design alternatives, and perform cost benefit analysis




• Required to perform duties outside of normal work hours based on business needs.

Knowledge and Skills/Technology Used

• Excellent knowledge of basic computer network procedures.




• High-level knowledge of product applications platforms and/or product systems platforms.




• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.




• Proven project leadership abilities.




• Expertise in designing programs, applications and systems




• Constantly updating technical knowledge and skills and mentoring others to increase the skill level of the department




• Must have conceptual understanding of domain technologies.




• Ability to convey technical and conceptual ideas/topics to non-technical personnel




• Presentation skills




• Strong organizational or Project Management skills




• Understanding of infrastructure design for complex enterprise level applications.




• Ability to understand design and communicate effectively with Infrastructure, Network and server operations team in building complex enterprise level applications.

Typical Education

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

Typical Range of Experience

• Typically 7+ years of directly related experience




• Previous supervisory experience is must




• Experience working with distributed team is preferred

First American invests in its employees' development and well-being, empowers them to provide superior customer service and encourages them to serve the communities where they live and work. First American is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer.

Based on eligibility, First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan. Apply Now