Senior Software Engineer II

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. 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.

Job Summary

The Senior Software Engineer designs and delivers applications — primarily web-based — in adherence to established coding standards and guidelines. The role probes to gauge what clients state and what they leave unsaid, then shapes those needs into system requirements the team can build against.

Working from a deep understanding of the domain, the incumbent improves functionality and drives meaningful enhancements across the application portfolio, operating with working knowledge of performance bottlenecks, production infrastructure, interfaces, and product dependencies.

Key responsibilities

·       Apply a sound understanding of the software development lifecycle, the broader application development landscape, and the relevant business domain to deliver fit-for-purpose solutions.

·       Create project plans for small-scale initiatives and take end-to-end ownership of assigned modules, independently developing features using the approved technology stack.

·       Apply structured troubleshooting and debugging practices to resolve issues with speed and efficiency.

·       Review peer code and recommend improvements in quality, performance, and maintainability.

·       Participate fully in Agile ceremonies, operating in line with the principles of the Agile manifesto.

·       Design and develop database solutions, establish database objects, and carry out performance tuning.

·       Work with configuration management tooling to uphold CM practices and processes.

·       Adhere to the QA standards defined by the organization across every stage of delivery.

Core competencies

·       Stakeholder partnership — Understands and meets stakeholder requirements, bringing contextual nuance into deliverables to act as a genuine partner to all concerned parties.

·       Delivery ownership — Monitors own work against defined performance standards, recognizes the importance of delivering to time, budget, and quality expectations, and escalates deviations promptly.

·       Continuous learning — Takes initiative in developing technical and behavioral capability; reflects on and learns from both personal and shared experience.

·       Openness to improvement — Welcomes new ideas and differing perspectives, and constructively challenges routines or procedures that appear inefficient.

·       Adaptability — Adjusts effectively to different cultures and unfamiliar situations, thinks on their feet, and demonstrates a sense of urgency in completing deliverables.

·       Collaboration — Promotes openness and dialogue, encourages participation in team and organizational decisions, motivates colleagues, and fosters pride and positivity in the work. Conducts themselves professionally and respects the views of others.

·       Goal orientation — Works with focus toward assigned goals and targets, seeks regular feedback, and proposes ways to improve how work is carried out.

·       Analytical thinking — Decomposes problems into manageable parts and selects the best course of action based on available information.

·       Communication — Demonstrates strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage customers, onshore counterparts, supervisors, team members, business analysts, and business stakeholders.

Technical skills

Required

·       Strong hands-on experience with .NET and/or Python

·       Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor and Claude Code (highly desirable)

·       ASP.NET and MVC

·       Source code management with Git

·       Strong working knowledge of AWS

·       Working knowledge of PostgreSQL and DynamoDB

·       Working knowledge of microservices architecture

·       Familiarity with Jira in an Agile / Scrum environment

Preferred

·       Strong hands-on experience with TypeScript and React

·       Node.js

·       OpenAPI / Swagger

Education and experience

·       Graduate or postgraduate degree in Computer Science or Information Technology.

·       Minimum of 5–8 years of hands-on software engineering experience.

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.