Full Stack Senior Software Engineer (remote - Ca)

First American California, California, US

About the Role

As a member of the First American family of companies, First American Trust is a federal savings bank that has provided banking, wealth management, and trust solutions on a national, full-service basis for more than five decades. They are passionate about what they do, and we are equally passionate about fostering an environment where all feel welcome, supported, and empowered to be innovative and reach their full potential. We have also earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity and LGBTQ+ employees, and have been included on more than 50 regional best places to work lists. We are seeking a highly skilled Full Stack Senior Software Engineer to design and implement secure, scalable, cloud-native software solutions that power next-generation financial applications. In this role, you will contribute hands-on development while supporting architecture and design decisions across modern web applications, APIs, and distributed services. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product, Architecture, UX, DevOps, and Security, to design, develop, and integrate AI-enabled capabilities such as intelligent automation, LLM-powered services, RAG-based solutions, and API-driven AI integrations. You will help translate emerging ideas into reliable, production-ready systems that deliver measurable business value. This position offers the opportunity to work with a talented team while operating autonomously with minimal supervision. A strong background in modern software development, cloud platforms, and agile methodologies is essential. Experience building, integrating, or operating AI-powered applications, and using AI-assisted development tools to improve delivery, is highly valued. 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 pull request reviews. 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 (testing, monitoring, CI/CD, observability, secure SDLC) to production systems, including AI-driven applications. Evaluate and prototype emerging AI tools and frameworks; leverage 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. Mentor engineers on software engineering best practices, cloud-native architecture, and AI integration patterns. 5+ years of software development experience using Python and building cloud-native applications in Azure (AWS experience also considered). ~ Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or 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 working with relational databases (PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL). ~ 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. ~ Familiar with Ruby on Rails or willing to learn it. ~ Experience with event-driven architecture and messaging platforms. ~ Experience with application observability leveraging OpenTelemetry. Python, Azure (App Services, Functions, Azure OpenAI, AI Services), React, JavaScript/TypeScript, REST API, Relational Databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server), NoSQL Databases (MongoDB, Cosmos DB), LLMs, RAG, AI APIs. Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, Windows, Azure, Git, GitLab, GitHub, Azure DevOps, NPM Package Management, CI/CD Pipelines. First American will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (e.g., First American reasonably believes that a criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following material job duties for this position potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: handling of confidential, proprietary or trade secret information belonging to First American or its customers, administrating or facilitating financial transactions, and the ability to meet customer-imposed criminal history requirements. By choice, we don’t simply accept individuality – we embrace it, we support it, and we thrive on it! Based on eligibility, First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan.

Required Skills

full stack software cloud AI devops

Keywords

Full Stack Senior Software Engineer remote

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