Senior Software Engineer II

TigerHire; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,700,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

First American (India) is seeking a Senior Software Engineer II (SSE2) for full stack development in Bengaluru. You will own the long-term health of a major software domain, translate complex business needs into scalable solutions, and guide delivery across teams.

The role requires hands-on leadership, 5–8 years of software engineering experience, and strong expertise in .NET, React, AWS and databases. You will mentor engineers, improve engineering standards, and work with product, security, and

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with .NET/ASP.NET Core and RESTful APIs.
• Strong front-end skills with React and TypeScript.
• Experience with AWS cloud services and cloud-native apps.
• Experience with PostgreSQL or DynamoDB and data modeling.
• Knowledge of microservices and distributed systems.
• Experience with CI/CD, testing, code quality, and secure development.
• Familiarity with AI coding tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction and health of a domain.
• Lead complex initiatives from requirements to production.
• Make independent technical decisions balancing speed, quality, security, performance and cost.
• Define and improve engineering practices (CI/CD, testing, code review).
• Collaborate with product, security, and other teams to deliver outcomes.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to technical reviews.
• Use AI-assisted development tools while validating outputs.

Skills

.NET Core

C#

REST APIs

React

TypeScript

AWS

PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

Microservices

Distributed systems

Event-driven

Git

CI/CD

Testing

Secure coding

Jira

Copilot

Python

Node.js

OpenAPI

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/IT

Tools

OpenAPI/Swagger

Infrastructure as code

Job description

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

Senior Software Engineer II (SSE2) Full Stack Development

Role Summary

The Senior Software Engineer II is a hands-on technical leader who owns the long-term health and evolution of a business domain or major software system. The role translates complex business needs into scalable, secure and maintainable solutions, guides delivery across teams, and improves engineering standards, reliability and developer effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction, architecture and operational health of a domain or significant application area.
• Lead complex initiatives from requirements and design through implementation, release and production stabilization.
• Make independent technical decisions, explain trade-offs, and simplify systems while balancing speed, quality, security, performance and cost.
• Define and improve engineering practices for coding, testing, code review, CI/CD, configuration management, observability and incident response.
• Partner with product, architecture, security, platform and other engineering teams to resolve dependencies and deliver outcomes.
• Mentor engineers across teams, contribute to technical reviews, knowledge sharing, hiring and onboarding.
• Use AI-assisted development tools for design, coding, testing, documentation, debugging and analysis, while validating outputs for correctness, security and maintainability.
• Domain ownership: Recognized as a dependable technical authority who drives durable improvements across a system or domain.
• Operational excellence: Anticipates non-functional needs and builds reliable, observable, secure and supportable solutions.
• Technical judgment: Evaluates alternatives and selects pragmatic solutions based on evidence and business context.
• Ownership and accountability: Takes responsibility beyond individual code changes, follows through on commitments and addresses root causes.
• Communication and collaboration: Communicates clearly, aligns stakeholders, mentors others and leads with expertise rather than ego.
• Autonomy, curiosity and scrappiness: Acts with urgency, challenges inefficient practices, explores alternatives and escalates risks early.

Technical Skills

An ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience with

.NET / ASP.NET Core, C# and RESTful APIs React, TypeScript and modern front-end development AWS services and cloud-native application development PostgreSQL and/or DynamoDB, including data modelling and performance considerations Microservices, distributed systems and event-driven integration patterns Git, CI/CD, automated testing, code quality and secure development practices Agile/Scrum delivery using tools such as Jira AI coding tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot or Claude Code Preferred: Python, Node.js, OpenAPI/Swagger, infrastructure as code, observability platforms and experience defining SLAs/SLOs.

Education and Experience

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related discipline; equivalent practical experience may be considered.

Typically 5-8 years of hands-on software engineering experience, including ownership of complex production systems and technical leadership beyond an individual module or feature.

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.