Vice President, Engineering

First American Financial

Santa Ana, CA, US
Base: $236,700.00 - $315,500.00 annually; bonus/eq...
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12+ years of engineering experience
5+ years in senior leadership roles
Global team management across time zones
** First American Financial is seeking a Vice President of Engineering to lead their Data & Analytics division, focusing on building and scaling advanced data platforms and AI-enabled products. The ideal candidate will have extensive engineering experience and a strong background in modern data architecture, application engineering, and AI systems. **

Job Summary

  • This role sits at the intersection of data, application engineering, and AI to deliver next-generation analytical and transactional capabilities.
  • The successful candidate will define architecture, scale global teams, and evolve the platform to be AI-ready by design.
  • First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO, and an employee stock purchase plan.

Matching Summary

Match Score: 75

** First American Financial is seeking a Vice President of Engineering to lead their Data & Analytics division, focusing on building and scaling advanced data platforms and AI-enabled products. The ideal candidate will have extensive engineering experience and a strong background in modern data architecture, application engineering, and AI systems. **

Salary

Base: $236,700.00 - $315,500.00 Annually; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO, employee stock purchase plan

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 12+ years of engineering experience
  • 5+ years in senior leadership roles
  • Global team management across time zones
  • Modern data architectures like lakehouse
  • AI/ML platform scaling experience
  • Cloud platform expertise AWS Azure GCP
  • Microservices and API design patterns

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with MLOps or LLMOps practices
  • Vector databases or semantic search knowledge
  • Generative AI integration capabilities
  • Strong bias toward impact and continuous improvement
  • Inclusive people-first culture advocacy

Key Requirements

  • 12+ years of engineering experience
  • 5+ years managing global teams
  • Proven experience leading application and platform engineering organizations
  • Demonstrated success delivering complex enterprise-scale systems

Work Rights

Not specified

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