Senior Software Engineer Job at First American Financial (Santa Ana)

Senior Software Engineer

First American Financial

Location:
United States , Santa Ana

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

129300.00 - 172300.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

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 eleven 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. For more information, please visit www.careers.firstam.com. At First American Trust Accounting we are expanding our software development team to work on new technologies supporting TrustLink, Unclaimed Property, Banking and 1099 applications. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who has proven track record of success and is eager to collaborate with our team. The Senior Software Engineer will work on full-stack development in cloud computing environment with our innovative team. Participates in the design, development, coding, testing, debugging, and maintenance of software code for business applications. Responsible for middle-tier implementation and integration with backend databases. Works with technical staff to understand problems with software and develop specifications to resolve them.

Job Responsibility:

Perform all phases of software engineering including requirement analysis, application design, code development and automated testing
Design, implement and test product features in collaboration with quality assurance, product owners, and stakeholders
Provide maintenance of developed software including unit testing and debugging
Contribute extensively to the implementation of programming tasks and deliver on time
Collaborating and working together with others in a Scrum team
Review code and provide feedback relative to best practices and improving performance
Mentor and advise less experienced team members
Experience leading team of engineers in the design, development, and maintenance of software code for business applications
Formulate and define system scope and objectives through research and fact-finding to develop or modify internal business systems
Troubleshoot a wide variety of complex problems and identify solutions within broad applications and functional expertise
Troubleshoot production support issues post-deployment and come up with solutions as required
Participate in an Agile/Scrum to deliver high-quality software through two-week sprints
Keep up with industry to continually improve technology stack
Participate in an on-call rotation during non-working hours when applicable

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline
5+ years of software professional development experience with advanced hands-on C#, C++, .NET Core, ASP .NET, and SQL Server Database technologies
2+ years of hands-on experience with designing / developing with cloud technologies
Hands-on experience with Agile methodologies for building modern enterprise and web applications
Hands-on experience with object-oriented design using C# and .NET Core or equivalent technologies
Hands-on experience with front-end web application development tools and technologies, such as NET Core, .NET Framework, C#, LinQ , Blazor, React, JavaScript, HTML/HTML5, CSS/CSS3, SOAP, RESTful API, SQL Server, T-SQL, Telerik, Jira, Confluence, GitHub, Slack, etc
Experience with developing Artificial Intelligence and Agentic workflows, such as Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex
Experience with AWS cloud platform
Experience with SQL database technologies
Effectively integrating with legacy systems and technologies
Solid understanding of best practices for techniques regarding web scalability, performance, and security
Conceptual understanding of multi-tiered software applications in complex business environments adhering to information security standards
Self-motivated with a strong technical background. Ability to learn and work in a wide range of application domains
Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills
Team player with ability to work independently
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
A mentorship mentality that gives junior engineers the space needed to advance themselves through guidance while ensuring the quality of the code
Intellectual curiosity and a constant drive to learn and upskill

What we offer:

medical
dental
vision
401k
PTO/paid sick leave
employee stock purchase plan

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 05, 2026

Work Type:

Remote work

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