Job Description

As Solutions Architect, you are a polyglot engineer with a hunger for learning new languages and tools. You see yourself as a maker and you are interested in all steps of the process, from understanding the challenge, to designing, developing and deploying.

As a Solutions Architect, you are always happy to be learning, choosing the right tool for the job but also becoming the foremost domain expert about the business and the technologies used.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will participate in the full life cycle of application development with duties including but not limited to:

Assist the team with uncovering and understanding technical requirements and producing estimates and risk assessments for new projects.
Become the domain expert for our business and gain a deep knowledge of their infrastructure and internal systems.
Research technologies and assess their fit for the challenge at hand.
Educate and train stakeholders about the benefits of our approach to software and solutions development.
Assist the engineering team on product delivery by writing code and reviewing pull requests.
Collaborate with the team to create a successful project hand-off plan
Eager to learn new languages and cloud technologies.
Strong experience designing and developing solutions using cloud technology
Deep understanding on API strategies and best practices
Solid hands-on experience with cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure and Salesforce.
Experience in implementing DevOps process.
Experience in implementing secure engineering practices.

Qualifications and Skills

10+ years of experience in software engineering.
Eager to learn new languages and technologies.
Strong experience designing and delivering features on both server and client sides of the development stack.
BS of Computer Science or similar academic background is a plus.
Excellent skills in spoken and written English language.

Technology Stack

An ideal candidate will have a demonstrable understanding and/or hands-on experience with most of the following technologies:

Backend

Microsoft Technologies (.NET Framework, .NET Core, ASP.NET Core MVC)
NodeJS
API best patterns
Event driven architecture
Messaging technologies
Other languages

Infrastructure

AWS services (Serverless, EC2 and others)
Git
Office365 solutions
Google docs
Elasticsearch
No SQL

Frontend (Optional)

React
Jest
Redux
Styled Components
TestCafe
Typescript
Webpack

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.