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

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 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 candidates for a leadership role in Platform Engineering. An ideal candidate has strong technical expertise, a product mindset, and takes a hands-on approach to driving engineering best practices. As the Senior Manager of Platform Engineering, you will build and lead a team of skilled cloud and platform engineers to enhance and operate our multi-cloud environment using modern tools, techniques, and cloud-native services. 

*Remote Work Welcome*

What You’ll Do: 

• Technical Leadership: Provide vision and technical leadership to guide a team of engineers in designing, delivering, and supporting a robust set of APIs and back-end services.  You will use the necessary architectural principles and implement modern, world-class, secure engineering practices that are scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant. At times, you may need to roll up your sleeves to engage and remove obstacles. This also includes work breakdown, prioritization, and backlog management. 

• Collaborate/Partner: Collaborate with product management, software engineering, platform, and other cross-functional teams and leaders to iteratively design, develop, and validate outcome-driven technology solutions. You will enable the successful adoption of solutions delivered by the team and contribute to organization-wide initiatives. 

• People Leadership & Development: Our people are our greatest asset, and you will mentor, coach, train, and support your team and others in their careers and personal growth. 

• Quality & Security Focused: Drive the implementation of functionally appropriate and technically sound solutions that meet all quality & security standards. 

• Continuous Improvement: Lead the team in achieving ambitious goals, providing regular feedback, and driving continuous improvement.