Senior Application Developer - Securitized Products (Java & .NET)

Santander

10d • $175,000 - $220,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Developer, Application Development serves as a highly experienced, hands-on technical contributor responsible for the development, enhancement, support, and stability of business-critical Fixed Income and Securitized Products applications. This role combines deep technical expertise in Java, C#/.NET, ASP.NET, API development, SQL Server, and enterprise application support with strong business engagement to deliver reliable, scalable, and high-performing solutions. The Senior Developer plays a key role in the analysis, design, development, troubleshooting, production support, and modernization of applications that support trading, operations, risk, market data, and reporting functions. The role requires a strong understanding of Fixed Income and Securitized Products markets, exceptional analytical skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with business stakeholders and technology teams to solve complex technical and operational challenges.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree: in related field or equivalent demonstrated through a combination of work experience, training, military service, or education - Required
• 9+ Years Information Technology, Technical Application Development, or similar experience. - Required.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience developing and supporting enterprise applications using C#/.NET technologies with hands-on Java development experience.
• Strong expertise with the following: C#, Java, .NET Framework / .NET Core, ASP.NET MVC and Web Applications, RESTful APIs and backend service development, Object-oriented design principles and design patterns
• Advanced experience with Microsoft SQL Server, including: T-SQL development, Stored procedures, Query optimization, Database troubleshooting, Data analysis and reporting support
• Experience supporting Fixed Income and Securitized Products technology platforms.
• Functional understanding of Fixed Income products and structured finance instruments, including: Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS), Asset-Backed Securities (ABS), Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS), Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMO), Agency and Non-Agency Securities, Pass-Through Securities and Structured Products.
• Trade lifecycle management
• Fixed Income trading workflows
• Securitized Products trading and operational workflows
• Pricing and valuation concepts
• Positions and inventory management
• Market data integration and consumption
• Reporting and regulatory processes
• Cashflow generation and payment structures
• Pool and loan-level characteristics
• Principal and interest distributions
• Repayment, amortization, and factor-based securities concepts
• Trade settlement and lifecycle events
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with traders, sales, operations teams, business analysts, and product owners to understand business requirements, analyze issues, and deliver effective technology solutions.
• Functional understanding of how MBS, ABS, CMBS, and related securitized instruments are originated, traded, priced, settled, serviced, and reported across front-office, middle-office, and operational workflows.

Nice To Haves

• Established work history or equivalent demonstrated through a combination of work experience, training, military service, or education.
• Prior experience supporting Capital Markets, Fixed Income, or Securitized Products trading businesses within an Investment Banking environment.
• Experience supporting front-office and middle-office trading platforms.
• Familiarity with Bloomberg, market data feeds, security master platforms, and trade processing ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Act as a senior hands-on C#/.NET developer supporting multiple business-critical applications and services.
• Design, develop, enhance, and maintain ASP.NET applications, APIs, backend services, and SQL Server-based solutions.
• Provide advanced expertise in application support, production issue resolution, root cause analysis, and platform stability initiatives.
• Partner with Fixed Income and Securitized Products business users, operations teams, and technology stakeholders to translate business requirements into reliable technical solutions.
• Support and enhance platforms involved in trade processing, positions management, pricing, market data integration, reporting, and regulatory workflows.
• Design and implement scalable, high-performance solutions while ensuring data integrity, operational resiliency, and maintainability.
• Develop and optimize SQL Server database components, including T-SQL, stored procedures, query performance tuning, data analysis, and troubleshooting.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts across application, database, integration, and performance-related issues.
• Contribute to system modernization, technical debt reduction, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Accurately estimate development effort, identify technical risks, and support project planning and delivery commitments.
• Mentor junior and mid-level developers while promoting engineering best practices, code quality, and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate closely with architects, product owners, support teams, and business stakeholders to ensure successful delivery and operational excellence.
• Maintain strong focus on data accuracy, controls, performance optimization, and operational efficiency.

Benefits

• A fair and competitive rewards package that reflects the impact you create and the value you deliver.
• More than just a paycheck our benefits are designed to support you, your family and your well-being, now and into the future.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior