Full Stack Senior Software Engineer (Remote in CA)

First American Trust, F.S.B. is seeking a Full Stack Senior Software Engineer to build secure, scalable, cloud-native financial applications. The role combines hands-on full-stack development with architecture and integration of AI-enabled capabilities, including LLM-powered services and RAG solutions.

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 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
• 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

Requirements:

• 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 designing and consuming REST APIs
• Experience working with relational databases (PostgreSQL, SQL Server, 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
• Familiar with Ruby on Rails or willing to learn it
• Experience with event-driven architecture and messaging platforms
• Experience with application observability leveraging OpenTelemetry
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes preferred