Senior Software Engineer

Company Summary

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. First American maintains and curates the industry’s 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.

Job Summary

Role Summary 

 

As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll drive innovation and excellence by delivering high-quality work, collaborating with your manager to advance team goals, and prioritizing effectively. You'll participate in core processes, recommend improvements, and invigorate the team by questioning the status quo. You'll respond urgently to operational issues, contribute to the software development lifecycle, and improve team processes. Engaging in code reviews, building cross-team relationships, and clarifying technical ambiguities will be key to your role, ensuring the team's success and shaping our technology's future.

Responsibilities and Duties 

 

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will work closely with the Engineering Manager, Architect, Product Manager and team.

·       Acts with urgency and delivers high-quality work that adds value to the business, stakeholders, and customers.

·       Works with the manager to focus on advancing team goals.

·       Prioritizes effectively and proposes scope adjustments when necessary.

·       Participates in core team processes and recommends improvements.

·       Questions the status quo to invigorate the team.

·       Responds urgently to operational issues and owns resolution within scope.

·       Is resilient, detail-oriented, and takes initiative, especially in crises.

·       Contributes significantly to the full software development lifecycle.

·       Improves team processes, code, and work items.

·       Asks questions, learns from others, and receives feedback humbly.

·       Seeks help when stuck and needs decision support.

·       Actively participates in code reviews, providing meaningful feedback.

·       Builds relationships across teams to achieve positive outcomes.

·       Communicates and coordinates team requirements with other groups.

·       Identifies technical blind spots and clarifies ambiguity in ideas.

 Technology Stack

We’re looking for candidates with hands-on experience in the following areas:

·       4+ years with Microsoft technologies: C# (.NET Core, .NET Framework), TypeScript & NestJS, Node.js

·       4+ years with microservices, event driven architecture using Apache Kafka or any other event processing service

·       4+ years with one of the modern UI frameworks: React.js, Angular

·       1+ years with cloud platforms (AWS preferred): EC2, S3, Lambda, EFS, ECS, EKS, API Gateway, SQS, IAM, VPC

·       4+ years Relational (MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (DynamoDB, DocumentDB) databases 

·       Experience with Docker, Kubernetes

·       Familiarity with CI/CD tools: Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, YAML, PowerShell

·       Exposure to observability tools: Splunk, ELK Stack, DataDog

·       Understanding of testing strategies: Unit Testing, Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), Test-Driven Development (TDD)

·       Knowledge of Gen AI, LLMs and Python is a plus

·       Knowledge of Data Analytics tool like Databricks is a plus

·       AWS/Azure Developer certification is a plus

FAI is committed to create an environment that respects, supports and inspires all individuals. We do not discriminate on the basis of color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation and age. At FAI, we celebrate diversity and believe that an inclusive workforce benefits employees, the organization and our community. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information about our company and dedication to putting People First, check out https://firstam.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/faicareers.