VP Engineering, Strategic Initiatives
Company: First American Financial Corp.
Location: Santa Ana
Posted on: May 26, 2023
Job Description:
Company SummaryJoin 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 eight 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.Job SummaryWe are looking for
a VP of Engineering, Strategic Initiatives to lead the way as we
accelerate our transformation. We are looking for a strong
technical leader with a high EQ to drive change through the
organization. You will report directly to the CTO and be a part of
the leadership team shaping product and engineering strategy at
First American. This role will primarily be responsible for driving
strategic efforts across the entire organization from an
engineering perspective. The Opportunity
- You will drive strategic initiatives at the company level from
an Engineering perspective
- You will influence the overall Technology strategy and
roadmaps.
- Collaborate with the executive leadership team on strategic
decision-making.
- Help define and drive world-class standards of software
development, quality, testing, deployment, and infrastructure.
- Curation of a world-class developer experience and engineering
infrastructure.
- Lead a diverse team including architects and engineers.
- Be committed to building and nurturing a diverse and inclusive
engineering team.What You'll Bring
- 10+ years of experience building large-scale software
applications with high volume transactions.
- Successful in building inspired engineering teams that build
and run high-performance modern web apps, microservices, and
performant data pipelines that use AWS technologies.
- Experience with modern engineering practices.
- Experience modernizing monolithic stack to modern microservices
architecture is a big plus.
- Experience scaling engineering teams and hiring strong
engineers.
- Deep understanding of modern cloud development, monolithic and
services-based architectures, CI / CD, monitoring and testing.
- Experience building a high-velocity, metrics-driven engineering
organization that is closely aligned with business goals.
- Experience building out new teams as our organization scales
including QA, DevOps / SRE, and others.
- Commitment to fair hiring and building a diverse, inclusive
team.
- BS in Computer Science or related technical field or Master's
Degree preferred but not requiredSalary range: $250,000-$315,000
(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.First American invests in its employees' development and
well-being, empowers them to provide superior customer service and
encourages them to serve the communities where they live and work.
First American is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an
equal opportunity employer.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.
Keywords: First American Financial Corp., Santa Ana , VP Engineering, Strategic Initiatives, Executive , Santa Ana, California
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