Senior Software Engineer II, SDET
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 ForŽ 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 WorkŽ 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, SDET
Job Summary
We are looking for a seasoned, impactâdriven Senior SDET who brings strong quality engineering fundamentals, modern automation practices, and platform awareness. This role goes beyond writing testsâyou will help shape test strategy, build scalable automation, integrate quality signals into CI/CD, and leverage AIâassisted tooling to accelerate delivery and reduce manual effort.
You will work closely with Engineering, Platform, Reliability, and Product teams to ensure quality is built in from the start and continuously validated across environments.
Key Responsibilities
Design, implement, and evolve scalable test automation frameworks for web, API, and platform services
Own and expand automated test suites across unit, integration, contract, and endâtoâend layers
Classify and rationalize tests into automatable / nonâautomatable, continuously pushing the boundary using service virtualization and mocks
Leverage AIâbased developer assistance tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude, GitHub Copilot or similar) to:Accelerate test creation and refactoring
Improve coverage and reduce duplication
Analyze failures and flaky tests
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with embedded quality gates and automated test execution
Integrate and operationalize test reporting and observability using tools like ReportPortal and Allure
Ensure test stability by collaborating with Platform/Infra teams on environment readiness and upstream/downstream dependencies
Partner with Dev, RE, and Product teams to define clear Definitions of Done (DoD) with measurable quality outcomes
Mentor junior SDETs and engineers; review automation code and advocate best practices
Contribute to platformâlevel initiatives where needed (pipelines, tooling, test infrastructure)
Required Skills
8+ years of experience as an SDET, Automation Engineer, or Software Engineer with strong testing focus
Strong understanding of software design principles, data structures, and algorithms
Handsâon experience with modern test automation frameworks, like â Selinium, Playwright and API automation
Experience building and integrating CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc.)
Strong programming skills in Java (Python is a plus), with clean, maintainable code practices
Experience with test reporting and analytics tools such as ReportPortal, Allure
Solid experience with cloudânative environments, including:AWS services
Containers, Kubernetes, Docker
Working knowledge of databases (Postgres, Oracle, MongoDB) and ability to write SQL for validation and automation
Proficiency with Git/GitHub, pullârequest workflows, and code reviews
Strong debugging and rootâcause analysis skills for test failures, infra instability, and flaky tests
Excellent communication skills and ability to work crossâfunctionally
Desired / GoodâtoâHave Skills
Experience with service virtualization, test doubles, or contract testing to eliminate manual dependencies
Exposure to platform engineering or reliability engineering concepts
Experience participating in cloud migrations or modernization programs
Familiarity with Agile / DevOps environments
Experience driving test rationalization and reduction of duplicate coverage
Prior experience mentoring teams on automation strategy and quality practices
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.
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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 ForŽ 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 WorkŽ 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, SDET
Job Summary
We are looking for a seasoned, impactâdriven Senior SDET who brings strong quality engineering fundamentals, modern automation practices, and platform awareness. This role goes beyond writing testsâyou will help shape test strategy, build scalable automation, integrate quality signals into CI/CD, and leverage AIâassisted tooling to accelerate delivery and reduce manual effort.
You will work closely with Engineering, Platform, Reliability, and Product teams to ensure quality is built in from the start and continuously validated across environments.
Key Responsibilities
Design, implement, and evolve scalable test automation frameworks for web, API, and platform services
Own and expand automated test suites across unit, integration, contract, and endâtoâend layers
Classify and rationalize tests into automatable / nonâautomatable, continuously pushing the boundary using service virtualization and mocks
Leverage AIâbased developer assistance tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude, GitHub Copilot or similar) to:Accelerate test creation and refactoring
Improve coverage and reduce duplication
Analyze failures and flaky tests
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with embedded quality gates and automated test execution
Integrate and operationalize test reporting and observability using tools like ReportPortal and Allure
Ensure test stability by collaborating with Platform/Infra teams on environment readiness and upstream/downstream dependencies
Partner with Dev, RE, and Product teams to define clear Definitions of Done (DoD) with measurable quality outcomes
Mentor junior SDETs and engineers; review automation code and advocate best practices
Contribute to platformâlevel initiatives where needed (pipelines, tooling, test infrastructure)
Required Skills
8+ years of experience as an SDET, Automation Engineer, or Software Engineer with strong testing focus
Strong understanding of software design principles, data structures, and algorithms
Handsâon experience with modern test automation frameworks, like â Selinium, Playwright and API automation
Experience building and integrating CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc.)
Strong programming skills in Java (Python is a plus), with clean, maintainable code practices
Experience with test reporting and analytics tools such as ReportPortal, Allure
Solid experience with cloudânative environments, including:AWS services
Containers, Kubernetes, Docker
Working knowledge of databases (Postgres, Oracle, MongoDB) and ability to write SQL for validation and automation
Proficiency with Git/GitHub, pullârequest workflows, and code reviews
Strong debugging and rootâcause analysis skills for test failures, infra instability, and flaky tests
Excellent communication skills and ability to work crossâfunctionally
Desired / GoodâtoâHave Skills
Experience with service virtualization, test doubles, or contract testing to eliminate manual dependencies
Exposure to platform engineering or reliability engineering concepts
Experience participating in cloud migrations or modernization programs
Familiarity with Agile / DevOps environments
Experience driving test rationalization and reduction of duplicate coverage
Prior experience mentoring teams on automation strategy and quality practices
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.
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