[Hiring] Staff Software Engineer @First American

Role Description

Be part of a transformative engineering organization shaping how First American builds and delivers world-class AI-native technology products that power the real estate industry. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will provide technical leadership across multiple engineering teams, driving architecture, engineering standards, and reusable platforms that enable teams to build intelligent software faster, safer, and more consistently.

• Drive Cross-Organization Technical Strategy
• Build with AI
• Architect Complex Distributed Systems
• Raise the Engineering Bar
• Mentor Technical Leaders
• Drive Operational Excellence
• Collaborate Across the Organization

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience designing and building production software systems
• Demonstrated experience driving architecture across multiple teams, services, or business domains
• Deep experience building cloud-native distributed systems using modern software engineering practices
• Experience designing and operating production AI systems, including LLM-powered applications and agentic workflows
• Strong experience creating reusable engineering platforms, frameworks, libraries, or shared infrastructure adopted across multiple teams
• Expertise designing APIs, event-driven architectures, and highly available distributed systems
• Experience establishing engineering standards, architectural patterns, and operational best practices across organizations
• Demonstrated experience leading technical direction through influence rather than direct management
• Deep understanding of AI operational concerns including evaluation strategies, model selection, latency optimization, cost management, observability, governance, and safety
• Experience designing AI development workflows that improve engineering productivity through responsible use of AI-assisted development tools
• Strong understanding of software architecture, cloud infrastructure, reliability engineering, and platform design
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Proven ability to mentor senior engineers and elevate engineering organizations through coaching and technical leadership
• Strong systems thinking with an outcome-oriented mindset focused on creating durable organizational leverage

Requirements

• Enterprise AI platforms (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, Databricks)
• C# (.NET), Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, or similar languages
• Kubernetes, Docker, and modern platform engineering practices
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CDK, or similar tooling
• Observability platforms including OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or similar
• Large-scale platform modernization or cloud migration initiatives
• Highly regulated industries such as Financial Services, Insurance, Healthcare, or similar

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave
• Employee stock purchase plan