Job Details

Who We Are

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 has held an unwavering belief in its people. Our inclusive, people-first culture has earned awards and recognitions, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list for ten consecutive years. For more information, please visit our site.

What We Do

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for hands-on coding as well as supporting and contributing to the architecture, design of cloud-native applications, and mentoring junior software engineers. Were interested in talking to you if youre passionate about new opportunities and have a demonstrated track record of delivering new features and products. You love coding and stay up to date with the latest technology trends, enjoy exploring, and seek ways to improve quality, reusability, extensibility, and consistency. You are multi-faceted with a strong mix of technical and interpersonal skills for highly collaborative and agile work environments.

What Youll Do

• Contribute to design, development, coding, testing, debugging, and deploying software in an Azure cloud environment
• Modify and enhance existing applications and assist the team on product delivery by writing code and reviewing pull requests
• Independently define and 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, and mentor junior developers

What Youll Bring

• 5 years of experience in cloud-native applications (Azure strongly preferred; AWS is also ok) using Python
• Bachelors 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 and writing queries
• SQL experience is a strong plus
• Proven ability to identify, explain, and implement common design patterns
• Demonstrated experience designing systems or pipelines from scratch
• Ability to assess and clearly articulate design trade-offs, scalability options, and performance implications
• Conduct code reviews to ensure best coding practices
• 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
• 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

Salary Range: $126,100.00 $168,100.00 annually

What We Offer

By choice, we dont simply accept individuality we embrace it, we support it, and we thrive on it. Our People First culture celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion and fosters an authentic and inclusive workplace for all. You are free and encouraged to bring your entire, unique self to work. First American is an equal opportunity employer in every sense of the term.

Note: The following statements apply to candidates who will be working from an unincorporated area within Los Angeles County. First American will consider all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws (e.g., the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act).

First American intends to conduct a review of an applicants criminal history in connection with a conditional offer. First American reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with certain job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: handling confidential information, administering or facilitating financial transactions, and meeting customer-imposed criminal history requirements.

Based on eligibility, First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave and other benefits such as an employee stock purchase plan.