Senior Software Engineer I

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

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Software Engineer with 5–8 years of professional experience in designing, developing, and deploying scalable cloud-native applications. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in backend and frontend technologies, event-driven architectures, AWS cloud services, workflow orchestration, and modern DevOps practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable microservices and web applications.
• Build RESTful APIs and backend services using Python and TypeScript frameworks.
• Develop modern, responsive frontend applications using React and Next.js.
• Implement event-driven and asynchronous architectures using AWS messaging and streaming services.
• Design and optimize database schemas and queries for relational and NoSQL databases.
• Develop workflow automation and orchestration solutions using Camunda BPM.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation.
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot production issues, and improve observability.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, DevOps engineers, and data teams.
• Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and best practice initiatives.
• Contribute to scalable analytics and data integration solutions.

Required Technical Skills

• Backend Development: Python (FastAPI, Flask), TypeScript, NestJS
• Frontend Development: React 18, Next.js 14, TypeScript
• Databases & Data Technologies: PostgreSQL/Aurora, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, Redis
• AWS Cloud Services: Lambda, ECS Fargate, SQS/SNS, EventBridge, Kinesis, S3, Cognito, API Gateway
• Workflow & Automation: Camunda 7 (BPMN 2.0, DMN, External Tasks)
• DevOps & Infrastructure: Docker, Terraform, GitHub Actions, JFrog Artifactory
• Observability & Monitoring: UVP/Elastic Stack, OpenTelemetry, CloudWatch

AI-Assisted Engineering

• Utilize AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT) to improve engineering productivity, code quality, testing, documentation, and troubleshooting.
• Apply AI responsibly by validating outputs, understanding model limitations, and maintaining accountability for delivered solutions.
• Leverage AI for code generation, automated test creation, debugging, technical documentation, and design exploration.
• Evaluate opportunities to incorporate AI-powered capabilities and agentic workflows into business solutions where appropriate.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 5–8 years of software development experience.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

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