Sr. Software Engineer - AI Platform Engineer

First American Financial Corp.; Santa Ana (CA); Remote; USD 145,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that prioritizes its people and fosters an inclusive culture. As a Senior Software Engineer focused on AI, you will lead the development of innovative solutions that enhance the real estate industry. This role offers the opportunity to work with modern tools and cloud-native services, contributing to a transformative team that values your expertise. With a strong emphasis on collaboration and continuous improvement, you'll help shape the future of technology in a supportive environment. If you are passionate about building high-quality software and mentoring others, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k Plan

Paid Time Off

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on AI solutions.
• Strong understanding of cloud services and software engineering principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects to build high-quality, sustainable software products.
• Collaborate with teams to implement optimal AI solutions.

Skills

Software Engineering

Cloud Services (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure)

Back-end Services Development

Mentoring Software Engineers

Effective Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

MS SQL Server

PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

Job description

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. For more information, please visit www.careers.firstam.com.

What We Do

Remote Work Welcome

Be part of a transformative team shaping how First American builds and delivers world-class AI 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.

First American is seeking Senior Software Engineer – AI Platform Engineer 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, sustainable software products. As a Senior Software Engineer – AI Platform 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 help design and implement our technical architecture, software, and tooling used to deliver and operate our core, mission-critical, AI platform. You will be a part of a transformative team whose mission is to build the AI platform for First American using modern tools, techniques, and cloud-native services.

What You’ll Do:

• Technical Leadership: Set the example in driving individual user stories to completion from start to finish.
• Assess and identify risks that may be present to achieving the team’s larger goals.
• Document best practices and strategies regarding application deployment and infrastructure maintenance.
• Collaborate/Partner: Work in tandem with our engineering teams and leaders to identify and implement optimal AI solutions for the company.
• Operational Excellence: Implement high-quality, secure, and observable solutions.
• Be an active team member, contributing to reviews of designs, code, artifacts, and metrics.
• Continuous Improvement: Assist the team in achieving ambitious goals, providing regular feedback, and driving continuous improvement.
• You will participate in all aspects of our software development lifecycle for AI solutions, including planning, defining requirements, developing, and testing those solutions with the team.

What You’ll Bring:

• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Any of the following: AWS Cloud Services, Google Cloud Services, or Azure Cloud Services.
• 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.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, with strong relationship, collaborative, and organizational skills.

Ideally, you will also have experience with:

• 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.
• Working within a highly regulated industry such as Financial Services or Healthcare.

Pay Range: $145,000 - $205,000 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.

** Note that the following statements only apply to candidates who will be working from an unincorporated area within Los Angeles County. **

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.

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. 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.