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First American Title Insurance Company Lead SEO & Web Development Specialist -Remote in Seattle, Washington
Who We AreJoin a team that puts its People First! As a member of First American's family of companies, First American Home Warranty offers a wide range of home warranty products and services to home sellers, buyers and agents. 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 nine 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 DoThe Lead SEO & Web Development Specialist is responsible for building products and functionality for client applications with a specialization in the design, development and testing of software systems for software enhancements and new products. Works with a cross-functional team to deliver timely, high quality and well tested code. HOW YOU'LL CONTRIBUTE Mentors, coaches, and deeply contributes to the career development of their team and others. Leads delivery of major initiatives Proactive in identifying roadblocks for their team. Partners effectively outside their area to manage projects. Works to develop holistic perspective on the organization, its vision and its activities. Builds a strong culture of open communication, where teammates can ask questions without fear. Supervise an autonomous cross-functional team responsible for delivering timely, high-quality, and well-tested code Coach technical leads and individual contributor reports Work with PMs to ensure timely releases and well-tested features Help set standards regarding infrastructure, architecture, quality and testing strategy Required to perform duties outside of normal work hours based on business needs Collaborate with product managers to translate business requirement into system specific functional requirements Responsible for design and full implementation of software, ensures architecture meets design specs Performs tasks necessary to support design, QA and implementation teams necessary to rollout product Research, design, write, test and implement new software applications and systems Evaluate design alternative, and perform cost benefit analysis Lead the design and development of projects that involve any or all layers of our stack Help define and enforce standards regarding architecture, quality and performance Mentor other developers and contribute to the growth and development of our team WHAT YOU'LL BRING Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience; advanced degree preferred 10+ years' experience building full stack applications using modern frameworks, robust testing practices and application monitoring tools 4+ years managing engineering teams Excellent critical thinking abilities and a pragmatic approach to balancing delivery vs. technical debt A track record of proven good judgment and successfully executed high-level projects Experience architecting and building highly available and resilient distributed systems Fluent in .net, java, javascript/React development languages at an expert level Experience with AWS, AzureDevOps, Visual Studio, GitHub platforms and application environments Expertise developing multi-tiered software applications Advanced expertise in designing programs, applications systems and APIs Constantly updating technical knowledge and skills and mentoring others to increase the skill level of the