Full Stack Senior Software Engineer (Remote in CA)

• 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.

• 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.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes preferred.
• 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.

TECHNOLOGY: 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.

DEVELOPMENT TOOLS: Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, Windows, Azure, Git, GitLab, GitHub, Azure DevOps, NPM Package Management, CI/CD Pipelines.

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

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., the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act).

First American intends to conduct a review of an applicant’s criminal history in connection with a conditional offer. 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.

Originally posted on Himalayas