Director of Software Engineering & Strategy

firstam; Santa Ana (CA); Remote; USD 197,000 - 263,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Paid time off

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

First American seeks a Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple software development teams, define the technical strategy, and drive end-to-end delivery of scalable solutions. You will partner with Product, Design, and QA to ensure alignment with business goals and customer needs.

You will mentor and grow high-performing teams, oversee architecture decisions, and champion process improvements across Agile and DevOps practices in a regulated industry.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software engineering leadership or senior management roles.
• Experience shaping software strategy and driving architectural decisions.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale enterprise software.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the software engineering strategy aligned with business goals.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, QA to deliver software that meets customer needs.
• Inspire impact by partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Lead architecture reviews and guide scalable, maintainable design decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Software architecture

C#

TypeScript

React/Node.js

Cloud platforms

Job description

First American seeks a Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple software development teams, define the technical strategy, and drive end-to-end delivery of scalable solutions. You will partner with Product, Design, and QA to ensure alignment with business goals and customer needs.

You will mentor and grow high-performing teams, oversee architecture decisions, and champion process improvements across Agile and DevOps practices in a regulated industry.