First American Financial·Software Engineer

First American Financial Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

United StatesPosted Apr 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After a recruiter reached out, I ended up with an early round that leaned behavioral—questions about working in a team, handling conflict, and whether I understood the company and its values.

What stood out was how the interviewer seemed to tailor follow-ups to what I said rather than sticking to a generic script. I then had another technical stage with two engineers that ran for about 45 minutes.

That more technical conversation had a heavy systems-and-design vibe compared to the first screen. The overall structure I experienced mapped to a DSA algorithm round first, then system design built around LLD/HLD, and later a managerial round with a behavioral component, before an HR touchpoint. Across it, the difficulty felt “average,” but the process was clearly organized around

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