(Remote) Senior Software Engineer at First American

Who We Are

Join a team that puts its People First! Since 1889, First American (NYSE: FAF) has held an unwavering belief in its people. They are passionate about what they do, and we are equally passionate about fostering an environment where all feel welcome, supported, and empowered to be innovative and reach their full potential. Our inclusive, people‑first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list for ten consecutive years. We have also earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity and LGBTQ+ employees, and have been included on more than 50 regional best places to work lists. First American will always strive to be a great place to work, for all.

What We Do

Be part of a transformative team that is shaping the way First American builds and delivers world‑class technology products that fuel the real estate industry. We are looking for the best‑of‑the‑best technology experts who will envision, design, build, and deliver innovative solutions that provide exceptional experiences and lasting value to our customers.

Remote Work Welcome

First American is seeking software engineering candidates to grow our team. An ideal candidate has strong technical expertise, a product mindset, and takes a hands‑on approach to building high‑quality and sustainable software products. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will lead projects as part of a small, focused engineering delivery team, to build fast, clean, reliable code that drives business value for our customers. You will be part of a transformative team, whose mission is to modernize our core Title & Settlement Platform using modern tools, techniques, and cloud‑native services.

What You’ll Do

• Code: Design, develop, test, and deploy code supporting our most complex functional areas. Architect and implement modern world‑class services that are scalable, highly available, and fault‑tolerant.
• Collaborate/Partner: Work with product management, solution architects, and other cross‑functional teams to iteratively design, develop, and validate outcome‑driven technology solutions.
• Operational Excellence: Implement solutions that are high quality, secure, and observable. Contribute to reviews of designs, code, artifacts, and metrics.
• Continuous Improvement: Join a team determined to achieve ambitious goals, providing regular feedback, and driving continuous improvement.

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years experience as a software engineer.
• Experience driving engineering best practices for high‑functioning software engineering teams through effective use of tools and automation.
• Passion and expertise for building large‑scale, back‑end services and APIs, using modern architectures (Macro / Mini / Micro Services).
• A strong understanding of software engineering principles and modern infrastructure operations.
• Ability to build robust, high‑scale, generic and reusable solutions.
• Ability to mentor and influence software engineers to share knowledge and improve quality.
• Ability to unblock yourself and help accelerate the team in achieving their goals.
• Familiarity with deployment and observability strategies that support continuous delivery and high availability in a cloud‑native environment.
• An outcome‑oriented approach using metrics and data to understand development productivity metrics (e.g., code churn, commit size, test coverage, etc.) that inform areas for continuous improvement.

Ideal Experience

• C# (.NET Core, .NET Framework), TypeScript & React / Node.js or Golang
• Containerized development (Docker)
• Kubernetes
• Relational (MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (DynamoDB) databases
• Automated software testing (unit, integration, contract)
• Infrastructure automation tooling such as Terraform and Ansible
• AWS Cloud Services: API Gateway, EC2, ECS, EKS, Fargate, ECR, EC2 Container Service, S3, Elastic File System, Lambda, RDS, Application Load Balancer, Step functions, SQS, Kinesis, SNS, EventHub, ElastiCache, CloudWatch, Secrets Manager, VPC, Subnets, Security Groups, Transit Gateways
• Working within a highly regulated industry such as Financial Services or Healthcare
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written, with strong relationship, collaborative, and organizational skills

Pay Range: $126,100 – $193,325 Annually. This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on a number of factors which may include job‑related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements, and geographic location.

What We Offer

By choice, we don’t simply accept individuality – we embrace it, we support it, and we thrive on it! Our People First Culture celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion not simply because it’s the right thing to do, but also because it’s the key to our success. We are proud to foster an authentic and inclusive workplace For All. You are free and encouraged to bring your entire, unique self to work. First American is an equal opportunity employer in every sense of the term.

First American will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (e.g., the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act). First American intends to conduct a review of an applicant’s criminal history in connection with a conditional offer. First American reasonably believes that a criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following material job duties for this position potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: handling of confidential, proprietary or trade secret information belonging to First American or its customers, administrating or facilitating financial transactions, and the ability to meet customer‑imposed criminal history requirements.

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.