Software Engineer; Remote in CA

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Join a team that puts its People First! 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. Since 1889, First American (NYSE: FAF) has held an unwavering belief in its people. 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.

Our inclusive, people-first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list for ten consecutive years. 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. First American will always strive to be a great place to work, for all.

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We are seeking a highly skilled full stack Software Engineer to design and implement functional software solutions. As a full stack Software Engineer, you will be responsible for hands‑on coding as well as supporting and contributing to the architecture and design of cloud‑native applications. If you’re passionate about new opportunities and you have a demonstrated track record of success in delivering new features and products, we’re interested in talking to you.

In this position, you will have the opportunity to work with a great team and be able to work autonomously with minimal supervision, leveraging your exceptional organizational and problem‑solving abilities. A strong background in software development and familiarity with agile methodologies are essential.

• 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.
• Derive optimal solutions and implement best coding practices.
• Work with Solution Architect and strategize design plans.

• 4+ years of experience in cloud‑native applications (Azure strongly preferred, AWS is also ok) using Python.
• Thorough understanding of Object‑Oriented Programming (OOP) design and practices.
• Strong RDBMS experience (Postgre
  
  SQL, MS SQL etc.) designing tables & writing queries. No
  
  SQL experience is a strong plus.
• Familiarity with design patterns.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure best coding practices are utilized.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 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 Dev Ops.
• Fluency with multi‑platform software utilizing various programming environments and tools.
• Excellent communication and written skills.
• Eager to learn new languages and technologies.
• Familiar with Python, Azure, React, JavaScript/Type Script, REST API, Relational Databases (Postgre
  
  SQL, MySQL etc.), No
  
  SQL Databases (Mongo
  
  DB etc.).
• Experience with Docker, Linux, Windows, Azure, GIT, NPM Package Management.

Pay Range: $34.68 - $46.21 hourly

This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on a number of factors which may include job‑related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements and geographic location.

** Note that the following statements only apply to candidates who will be working from an unincorporated area within Los Angeles County. **

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