First American Financial

Software Engineer

Posted on: 16 Mar 2021

Agoura Hills, CA

Job Description

Company Summary

Join our team! First American Data & Analytics, a division of First American Financial Corporation, is a national provider of property-centric information, analytics, risk management and valuation solutions. First American maintains and curates the industrys largest property and ownership dataset with over 7 billion document images. Our major platforms and products include: DataTree, FraudGuard, RegsData, TaxSource and ACI. The First American Data & Analytics division boasts more than 20 patents and remains at the forefront of innovation - leveraging technology and data to deliver best-in-class decisioning solutions. Fueled by our industry-leading data and using our technology and proprietary process, our solutions provide lenders, real estate and title companies with actionable insights - enabling them to make better, increasingly automated, decisions. With offices in all major metropolitan areas, including California and New York, DNA teams work collaboratively from across the country. First American (NYSE: FAF) is the ideal place to build your career. We believe our people are the key to the companys continued success, and we invest in diverse talents and backgrounds and empower our teams to achieve more than they could anywhere else. First American has created an award-winning culture and as a result been named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list for five consecutive years and more than 50 regional Best Places to Work lists. For more information, please visit www.FirstAmDNA.com.

Job Summary

Participates in the design, development, coding, testing, debugging, and maintenance of software code for business applications. Responsible for middle-tier implementation and integration with backend databases. Works with technical staff to understand problems with software and develops specifications to resolve them. Participates in the development of software user manuals.

Essential Functions

* Experience and solid understanding of various software engineering practices.
* Experience translating software requirements and experience with software design solutions.
* Build test automation suites to ensure the quality of guest impacting products
* Designs, codes, unit test, debug, and document those programs.
* Customizes software based on research and customer needs.
* Prepare detailed specifications from which programs will be written, designed, coded, tested and debugged.
* May consult with users and develop business relationships and integrate activities with other IT departments to ensure successful implementation
* Monitor and report to management on the status of project efforts, anticipating/identifying issues that inhibit the attainment of project goals and implementing corrective actions.
* Required to perform duties outside of normal work hours based on business needs.

Knowledge and Skills/Technology Used

* Fluent in multiple application development languages at an expert level
* Experience with various computer platforms and application environments
* Expertise with developing multiple tiers of multi-tiered software applications
* Expertise in designing programs and applications
* Experience designing application systems
* Constantly updating personal technical and business knowledge and skills and mentoring others to increase the knowledge and skills of the team
* Strong organizational or Project Management skills
* Strong written and verbal communication skills

Typical Education

* Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

Typical Range of Experience

* Typically 2-5 years of directly related experience
* Experience working with distributed team is preferred

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.

First American Financial

Santa Ana, CA

First American Financial Corporation knows when you're buying real estate you need insurance to go with it. In addition to title insurance from First American Title, we provide specialty property/casualty insurance and home warranties through First American Home ... Read more

Mission: Our values reflect the way we conduct ourselves with our fellow First American employees, customers, shareholders, and others in our industry and community.

Our company values are Integrity, Commitment, Service, Leadership and Teamwork.

These values represent the way we have operated since our Company’s inception over 125 years ago.

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