Manager - Software Development

FAI

1d • Remote

About The Position

First American (India) is a GCC (Global Capability Center) of the First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF) family of companies. FAI is a proud member of the FORTUNE 500 companies and has been amongst the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list for eight consecutive years. First American Financial Corporation provides comprehensive title insurance, closing/settlement, property data and technology solutions. First American (India) creates quality solutions for its customers by combining software, back office, and knowledge processing operations to fulfill First American's business requirements. Our priorities are our employees, customers, and shareholders - in that order. First American (India) has been ranked amongst India's Best Companies To Work For™ 2023: Listed amongst the Top 100 by Great Place To Work® India, FAI is also certified Best Workplaces for Women and Workplace with Inclusive Practices. Software Services helps build First American's product suite that encompasses the best in class Title Insurance, Settlement and Mortgage solutions platforms. Leverages technology product stack across Microsoft platform predominantly to develop, enhance and maintain the best in class applications. The R & D division delivers solutions for the title insurance industry leveraging the best of NLP, AI and ML. As an Engineering Manager at First American, you will lead a team of skilled engineers to deliver and operate our core mission-critical software platforms using modern tools, techniques, and cloud-native services. You will provide vision and technical leadership to guide your team in designing, delivering, and supporting robust APIs and back-end services. You will collaborate with product management, business development teams, and other cross-functional teams to iteratively design, develop, and validate outcome-driven technology solutions.

Requirements

• 5-7 years managing cross-functional engineering teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven track record for delivering fit-for-purpose technical solutions that balance complexity, performance, and maintainability.
• Strong technical expertise in modern tools, techniques, and cloud-native services.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and teamwork skills.
• 5+ years of experience in Machine Learning and Python programming.
• Exposure to technologies like Gen-AI, LLM.
• Prior work experience in NLP and prediction models.
• Professional work experience of 12 to 16 years including 4 to 5 years in a managerial role.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge in Insurance/mortgages or financial domain will be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and vision to guide a team of engineers in designing, delivering, and supporting robust APIs and back-end services.
• Collaborate with product management, business development teams, and other cross-functional teams to iteratively design, develop, and validate outcome-driven technology solutions.
• Lead the team in achieving ambitious goals, providing regular feedback, and driving continuous improvement.
• Mentor, coach, train, and support your team and others in their careers and personal growth.
• Program manages strategic engagements working with executives, end-users, technical analysts, and application designers to define the data requirements and structure to answer key business questions and solve complex business problems.
• Lead discussions on data maturity, digital transformation, and functional/industry strategy while recommending appropriate solutions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed