Who We Are

Join a dynamic and supportive team where you’ll play a key role in delivering exceptional service to our valued clients. As a growing global organisation, we offer real opportunities for career progression and development across Operations, IT, Sales, Legal, Finance, and Shared Services in Australia and New Zealand.

We pride ourselves on a flexible and friendly work environment built on collaboration, accountability, and strong team culture. We’re proud to have been awarded the Great Place to Work Certification for the fourth consecutive year. This achievement reflects our people, our progress, and the inclusive culture we continue to shape together.

Your voice matters here, and we’re committed to continuously improving and ensuring this remains a workplace where you can thrive. If you’re looking to grow your career in a professional and empowering environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Job Summary

This role supports the Digital Platforms team by designing, developing, and delivering robust, scalable technology solutions

across internal and external platforms. The position contributes to new feature development, system enhancements, and continuous improvement initiatives, while leveraging modern engineering practices including AI-assisted development tools to improve

delivery quality, speed, and maintainability. The role also requires awareness of responsible AI principles and their practical application within a regulated FinTech environment.

Department:

Technology

Work Location:

Sydney, New South Wales

Reports to:

Digital Platforms Manager

Reports:

Direct – 0 / Indirect - 0

Duties and Responsibilities:

As a Developer, you will contribute to building and delivering enterprise projects and improvement initiatives.

You will be responsible for contributing to and executing the software development activities throughout the software development lifecycle which would include:

·         Participate in requirements analysis, solution design, and technical documentation

·         Collaborate with Business Analysts, QA, Architects and stakeholders throughout the SDLC

·         Design, develop and maintain web applications and APIs using C# .NET, Angular, and SQL Server

·         Enhance and refactor existing applications for performance, reliability, and maintainability and support migration to the Cloud (Azure).

·         Use AI-supported development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and similar coding assistants to accelerate coding, testing, debugging, documentation, and refactoring activities.

·         Review, validate, and refine AI-generated code and recommendations to ensure they meet business requirements, coding standards, architectural patterns, security obligations, and maintainability expectations.

·         Validate AI-generated outputs for accuracy, security, maintainability, and alignment with engineering standards.

·         Support the adoption of AI-enabled engineering practices across the software development lifecycle.

·         Identify opportunities to apply AI and automation to enhance platform capability, efficiency, and customer outcomes.

·         Build and enhance front-end applications using modern JavaScript frameworks

·         Perform code reviews, testing, defect resolution, and deployment activities

·         Support system integrations with internal, third-party, and client platforms

Work Health and Safety:

·         To have an understanding of the company’s Safety and Wellbeing policy

·         Take reasonable care to protect your health and safety and the health and safety of others

·         Report all safety hazards, incidents, near misses and injuries

·         Maintain a clear and orderly work area

Essential Requirements:

·         Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals and web application design.

·         Strong experience with .NET (4.8+), .NET Core, ASP.NET MVC/Razor, and C# using ADO.NET and/or Entity Framework.

·         Experience building enterprise applications and Web APIs. Familiarity with WCF is a plus.

·         Front-end experience with Angular (preferred) / React, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap

·         Database experience with SQL Server (preferred) with strong relational database concepts.

·         Strong advocate of unit testing and striving to achieve maximum unit test coverage.

·         Exposure to cloud platform such as Azure e.g. App Services, Azure SQL, Key Vaults.

·         Experience using Azure DevOps for task management, using TFS and Git as version control protocols and developing CI/CD pipelines for automated builds and cloud deployments.

·         Familiarity with Agile ways of working.

·         Good knowledge of secure coding practices and cyber security concepts applied in Software Development (e.g. OWASP Top 10).

·         Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar coding assistants to support software delivery activities.

·         Ability to critically assess AI-generated outputs for correctness, maintainability, security, and alignment with enterprise engineering standards.

·         Foundational understanding of AI concepts and responsible AI principles, particularly the practical use of AI within regulated financial services environments.

Desirable Criteria:

·         6+ years’ experience in software development or similar role.

·         Experience in financial services or insurance.

·         Familiarity with modern Microsoft frameworks e.g. Blazor, Aspire etc.

·         Familiarity with Containers (Docker) and building container-based web applications.

·         Familiarity with using Coding Agents (e.g. GitHub Copilot etc.) to write code.

·         Familiarity with AI concepts (e.g. MCP Servers, AI Agent development etc.)

What We Offer

By choice, we don’t simply accept individuality – we embrace it, we support it, and we thrive on it! Our People First Culture celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion not simply because it’s the right thing to do, but also because it’s the key to our success. We are proud to foster an authentic and inclusive workplace For All. You are free and encouraged to bring your entire, unique self to work. First American is an equal opportunity employer in every sense of the term.

We’re committed to supporting your personal and professional growth through meaningful benefits, recognition programs, and a workplace culture that values wellbeing, connection, and development across Australia and New Zealand.

HERE’S WHAT SETS US APART:

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Employee Referral Program

• Flu Vaccination Program

• Fundraising Challenges

• Social Teams & Events

• Tenure Recognition Program

• Rewards and Recognition Program

• Training & Development

• Discounted First Title Insurances