Full Stack Senior Software Engineer (Remote in CA)

First American•Santa Ana, CA

9d•$129,300 - $172,300•Remote

About The Position

First American Trust is seeking a Full Stack Senior Software Engineer to design and implement secure, scalable, cloud-native software solutions for next-generation financial applications. The role involves hands-on development and contributing to architecture and design decisions across modern web applications, APIs, and distributed services. The engineer will collaborate with Product, Architecture, UX, DevOps, and Security teams to develop and integrate AI-enabled capabilities, including intelligent automation, LLM-powered services, RAG-based solutions, and API-driven AI integrations. The role translates emerging ideas into reliable, production-ready systems and works autonomously with minimal supervision in a fast-paced agile environment. The position is remote in California and offers work with a talented team on modern software development, cloud platforms, and AI-powered applications. The engineer will also mentor colleagues and influence technical direction.

Requirements

5+ years of software development experience using Python and building cloud-native applications in Azure; AWS experience is also considered.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience developing modern web applications with React and JavaScript/TypeScript.
Strong understanding of object-oriented programming, software design patterns, and application architecture.
Experience designing and consuming REST APIs.
Experience working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or MySQL.
Experience conducting code reviews and mentoring other engineers.
Experience working in Agile development environments.
Familiarity with CI/CD, DevOps, and modern software development best practices.
Experience integrating AI capabilities into applications, including Azure OpenAI, LLMs, RAG, or vector databases.
Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across technical and business teams.
Familiarity with Ruby on Rails or willingness to learn it.
Experience with event-driven architecture and messaging platforms.
Experience with application observability leveraging OpenTelemetry.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
AWS experience for cloud-native application development.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain secure, scalable applications in an Azure cloud environment.
Build full-stack solutions using Python, React, JavaScript/TypeScript, REST APIs, and microservice architectures.
Modify and enhance existing applications, contribute to product delivery through coding, and review pull requests.
Design, develop, and integrate AI-powered capabilities, including LLM integrations, RAG, agentic workflows, and intelligent automation using platforms such as Azure OpenAI.
Implement and maintain AI orchestration and inference pipelines, ensuring performance, cost efficiency, observability, and responsible usage.
Apply software engineering best practices, including testing, monitoring, CI/CD, observability, and secure SDLC, to production systems and AI-driven applications.
Evaluate and prototype emerging AI tools and frameworks, and use AI-assisted development tools to accelerate design, coding, testing, and code review.
Ensure data privacy, security, governance, and compliance when building and deploying AI-enabled functionality.
Independently define and prioritize goals and tasks in a fast-paced agile product environment with small, focused teams.
Collaborate with Solution Architects and stakeholders to align on design plans, troubleshoot production issues, and drive durable solutions.
Mentor engineers on software engineering best practices, cloud-native architecture, and AI integration patterns.
Propose solutions to complex problems, build consensus among the team, and influence technical direction.