Who We Are

Join a team that puts its People First! As a member of First American’s family of companies, First American Home Warranty offers a wide range of home warranty products and services to home sellers, buyers and agents. 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 nine 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

Are you an entrepreneurial-minded individual looking to make a significant impact within a large company? We are excited to announce the launch of our new development practice, and we are seeking a dynamic Lead SEO & Web Development Specialist to join our team. In this role, you will be at the forefront of building a team and building innovative products and functionalities for client applications, specializing in the design, development, and testing of software systems for both enhancements and new products. At the start, we want this person to be able to (and still want to) code… because we need you to be hands on as we build this team. If this sounds like you, read the full details below and then apply today!

HOW YOU’LL CONTRIBUTE

• Mentors, coaches, and deeply contributes to the career development of their team and others.
• Collaborates with the development and marketing teams to integrate SEO best practices into page updates and new content releases
• Implement A/B testing and performance analysis and run experiments to drive rapid learnings
• Works to develop holistic perspective on the organization, its vision and its activities.
• Responsible for design and full implementation of software, ensures architecture meets design specs
• Performs tasks necessary to support design, QA and implementation teams necessary to rollout product
• Research, design, write, test and implement new software applications and systems
• Evaluate design alternative, and perform cost benefit analysis
• Lead the design and development of projects that involve any or all layers of our stack
• Builds a strong culture of open communication, where teammates can ask questions without fear.
• Supervise an autonomous cross-functional team responsible for delivering timely, high-quality, and well-tested code
• Coach technical leads and individual contributor reports
• Work with PMs to ensure timely releases and well-tested features
• Help set standards regarding infrastructure, architecture, quality and testing strategy
• Required to perform duties outside of normal work hours based on business needs
• Collaborate with product managers to translate business requirement into system specific functional requirements
• Help define and enforce standards regarding architecture, quality and performance
• Mentor other developers and contribute to the growth and development of our team

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience; advanced degree preferred
• 10+ years’ experience building full stack applications using modern frameworks, robust testing practices and application monitoring tools
• 4+ years managing engineering teams
• Excellent critical thinking abilities and a pragmatic approach to balancing delivery vs. technical debt
• A track record of proven good judgment and successfully executed high-level projects
• Experience architecting and building highly available and resilient distributed systems
• Fluent in .net, java, javascript/React development languages at an expert level
• Experience with AWS, AzureDevOps, Visual Studio, GitHub platforms and application environments
• Previous experience using Optimizely
• Expertise developing multi-tiered software applications
• Advanced expertise in designing programs, applications systems and APIs
• 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
• Exceptional organizational/project management skills utilizing an Agile framework. Jira and SmartSheets
• Ability to design system with infrastructure, network and server operations team in building complex enterprise level applications
• Solid coding practices including writing technical specification, peer code review, testing (unit, integration, end-to-end)
• Conceives and own projects - regularly scopes and stages work into well-defined milestones and researches and leads adoption of new approaches

SALARY RANGE

$131,800 - 219,675

The hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay rang 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.