Senior Software Engineer (CA - Remote)

First American Trust, F.S.B. is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to develop and support cloud-native applications in an Azure environment. The role contributes to architecture and design, delivers and enhances software, and mentors junior engineers.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to design, development, coding, testing, debugging, and deploying of software in an Azure cloud environment
• Modify and enhance existing applications as well as assist the team on product delivery by writing code and reviewing pull requests
• Independently define, prioritize goals and tasks in a fast-paced agile product environment with small, focused teams
• Communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders to ensure project success
• On call by rotation and after-hours support driven by business needs
• Derive optimal solutions and implement best coding practices
• Work with Solution Architect and strategize design plans
• Propose solutions to tough problems, build consensus among team & mentor junior developers

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in cloud-native applications (Azure strongly preferred, AWS is also ok) using Python
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Thorough understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) design and practices
• Strong RDBMS experience (PostgreSQL, MS SQL etc.) designing tables & writing queries
• Proven ability to identify, explain, and implement common design patterns
• Demonstrated experience and design of systems or pipelines from scratch
• Ability to assess and clearly articulate design trade-offs, scalability options, and performance implications
• Strong knowledge of professional software engineering best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, CI/CD, and DevOps
• Fluency with multi-platform software utilizing various programming environments and tools
• Excellent communication and written skills
• Eager to learn new languages and technologies
• Azure strongly preferred
• SQL experience is a strong plus
• Knowledge of Python, Ruby, Azure, React, JavaScript/TypeScript, REST API, Relational Databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL etc.), NoSQL Databases (MongoDB etc.) preferred
• Experience with Docker, Linux, Windows, Azure, GIT, NPM Package Management preferred