Senior Software Engineer (SSE1) Full Stack Engineer (Vestify Product Development)

Build the next generation of First American's business platforms with a futuristic, cloud-native stack — Python, NestJS, Next.js, React, and TypeScript.

Location: Remote / Bengaluru, India Experience: 5+ Years Employment: Full-Time

ABOUT FIRST AMERICAN INDIA First American (India) Private Limited (“FAI”) is a Global Capability Centre (GCC) of the First American Financial Corporation (FAF: NYSE) a leading provider of title insurance, settlement services and risk solutions for real estate transactions since 1889.

FAI delivers Software Development, IT Infrastructure, Data & Analytics, back-office, and knowledge-processing operations to support First American's global operations across the US, UK, Australia & Canada. We build technology that powers millions of real-estate transactions, with a people-first culture that encourages innovation, collaboration, and solving real-world problems at scale.

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly motivated Full Stack Software Engineer to drive development across both backend and frontend systems for the Vestify platform. This role requires strong technical expertise, a product-oriented mindset, and the ability to collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders and external teams.

You will play a key role in building scalable services, improving system reliability, and delivering high-quality user experiences—while helping the team “move the needle” on both engineering excellence and business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Full Stack Development

- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using NestJS and Prisma ORM
- Build and enhance modern frontend applications using Next.js, React, and TypeScript
- Develop clean, performant, and maintainable APIs and UI components




- Ensure seamless integration between frontend and backend systems

System Design & Engineering Excellence

- Contribute to architecture decisions for scalable, reliable, and secure systems
- Work with PostgreSQL and Redis for efficient data and session management
- Implement authentication and authorization using OAuth2 and JWT
- Drive improvements in system performance, reliability, and scalability

Quality, Testing & Observability

- Implement automated testing strategies:

- Backend and API testing
- Frontend unit testing (Jest, React Testing Library)
- End-to-End testing using Playwright
- Ensure observability and monitoring using OpenTelemetry
- Maintain high standards in code quality, testing, and reliability

Feature Delivery & Experimentation

- Work with feature flagging frameworks (LaunchDarkly) to:

- Safely release features

- Run controlled experiments
- Partner with product stakeholders to iterate on features quickly and safely

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

- Collaborate closely with:

- Product managers

- Design teams

- Platform and DevOps teams
- External partner teams where required
- Translate business requirements into technical solutions
- Drive alignment across teams to ensure smooth delivery and integration

Documentation & Engineering Discipline

- Create and maintain clear technical documentation
- Promote reusable patterns and best practices
- Contribute to team processes, code reviews, and knowledge sharing




- Drive automation-first mindset across development lifecycle

Required Skills & Technologies

Backend

- NestJS (Node.js backend framework)
- Prisma ORM
- PostgreSQL
- Redis (caching/session management)
- OAuth2 and JWT authentication

Frontend

- Next.js and React
- TypeScript
- TanStack (Query, Form, Table)
- Zod (validation)
- Axios

Testing & Tooling

- Playwright (E2E)
- Jest & React Testing Library
- ESLint, Prettier, Husky

Platform & Observability

- OpenTelemetry
- Feature flagging (LaunchDarkly / OpenFeature)

Required AI Engineering Tools (Mandated for Claude/Cursor Usage)

- Hands on knowledge on Claude and/or Cursor for AI-assisted development workflows
- MCP (Model Context Protocol) integration for tool and context orchestration
- GitHub Copilot or equivalent in-editor coding assistance for productivity and code quality
- Prompt/version management practices to ensure repeatable and auditable AI usage
- Secure usage guidelines for AI tools, including handling of proprietary and sensitive information

What We’re Looking For

Core Competencies

- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work across the stack
- Ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code
- Valuable understanding of system design and scalable architectures
- Ownership mindset with focus on delivering business value

Collaboration & Impact

- Ability to work effectively across teams and stakeholders
- Strong communication skills—both technical and non-technical
- Focus on outcomes, not just outputs

Nice to Have

- Experience working in AWS-based environments
- Exposure to feature experimentation and A/B testing frameworks
- Understanding of domain-driven design or product-centric development
- Experience in regulated or compliance-sensitive environments

📌 Senior Software Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 First American
📍 Bengaluru