[Hiring] Staff Engineer - Python, React/Typescript & Cloud @First American (India)

Role Description

As a Staff Engineer, you'll define technical strategy, lead technology adoption, mentor junior engineers, and ensure project success. Your role includes:

• Reviewing code, solving complex issues, and performing root cause analysis.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Driving innovation, maintaining documentation, optimizing performance, and implementing continuous improvements.

Join us to lead, innovate, and shape our technology's future!

Responsibilities and Duties

• Work closely with the Engineering Manager, Architect, Product Manager, and team.
• Define and communicate the technical vision and strategy for projects.
• Lead the adoption and integration of new technologies and best practices.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers.
• Conduct technical workshops and training sessions to upskill the team.
• Develop comprehensive project plans, timelines, and milestones.
• Coordinate with project managers to ensure timely and successful project delivery.
• Review code for quality, performance, security, and adherence to standards.
• Resolve complex technical challenges and bottlenecks using advanced techniques.
• Perform root cause analysis to identify and address underlying issues.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to align technical solutions with business goals.
• Communicate technical updates and progress to non-technical stakeholders effectively.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and develop prototypes and proof-of-concept projects.
• Implement continuous process improvements and best practices.
• Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including system architecture and design decisions.
• Analyze and optimize system performance, implementing tuning and scaling strategies.

Qualifications

• 12+ years with Microsoft technologies: C# (.NET Core, .NET Framework), TypeScript & NestJS, Node.js.
• 6+ years with microservices, event-driven architecture using Apache Kafka or any other event processing service.
• 8+ years with one of the modern UI frameworks: React.js, Angular.
• 5+ years with cloud platforms (AWS preferred): EC2, S3, Lambda, EFS, ECS, EKS, API Gateway, SQS, IAM, VPC.
• At least 4+ years’ experience in designing and architecting systems and exposure to different patterns and solutions.
• At least 4+ years’ experience with CI/CD tools: Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, YAML, PowerShell.
• 1+ years of hands-on experience with GenAI technologies including LLM fine-tuning, RAG architecture implementation, and prompt engineering.
• Understanding of testing strategies: Unit Testing, Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), Test-Driven Development (TDD).
• Relational (MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (DynamoDB, DocumentDB, OpenSearch/ElasticSearch) databases.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with observability tools: Splunk, ELK Stack, DataDog.
• Experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
• Knowledge on DataBricks with Python is an added advantage.
• AWS/Azure developer and architect certification is a plus.

Benefits

• Exciting opportunity to lead and work on cutting-edge cloud-native technologies.
• Instrumental in designing and developing microservices to build the next generation of Title and Escrow APIs.
• Drive innovation and shape the technology landscape across the organization.

Company 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.

FAI is committed to creating 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.