Sr. Associate, Application Development

About the role

The Sr. Associate, Application Development serves as a senior level developer and/or project manager for multiple application initiatives. They analyze, design, develop, and maintain software applications to support business units. They control and/or provide solutions to single and/or multiple organizations, with minimal management guidance. They provide advanced technical expertise in analyzing, designing, estimating, and developing software applications to project schedule. They oversee systems design and implementation of most complex design components. They create project plans and deliverables and monitor task deadlines. They oversee, maintain, and support existing software applications and provide subject matter expertise in reviewing, analyzing, and resolving complex issues. They serve as a hands-on technical leader, actively contributing to application architecture, software design, code reviews, and complex development initiatives while providing day-to-day leadership, coaching, and direction to the development team.

Responsibilities

• Programs in operating systems and programming languages, such as ABAP, Java and Java EE (if applicable).
• Evaluates, directs and supports Application system enhancements and performs quality assurance functions.
• Provides highest degree of technical engineering and support to the team.
• Researches and implements solutions for Application functionality in the areas of performance monitoring and tuning and systems configuration, design and implementation.
• Contributes to the design and delivery of complex projects to achieve key business objectives.
• Leads efforts to ensure the workplace environment supports a highly motivated and effective workforce focused on continuous improvement and best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree: in related field or equivalent demonstrated through a combination of work experience, training, military service, or education - Required
• Expert-level experience developing production applications using modern Python (Python 3.13+ preferred).
• Strong experience with modern Python development tooling including:Astral uv, Pydantic, pytest for automated testing, mypy, ty, and ruff
• Strong experience designing and developing solutions utilizing Microsoft SQL Server 2019+
• Experience developing and optimizing data solutions within Snowflake
• Strong communication and presentation skills, as well as strong/proven management skills.
• Ability to continually assess and evaluate the impact of emerging technologies against the strategic business needs and interpret business value for the leadership team in a consultative capacity.
• Provides strong leadership to the various team members through mentoring, career development, interpersonal skills, teamwork ethic, and enabling leadership skills.
• Proven understanding of Computer Science fundamentals including web development, service-oriented architecture, cloud computing, test driven development and domain driven design.
• Strong services oriented architecture experience.
• Ability to lead multiple sub-teams through example and persuasion.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time.
• Ability to develop and maintain applicable industry knowledge and best practices.
• Ability to stay up to date on industry trends.
• Experience in developing and managing multi-tier architecture applications.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Curiosity and aptitude for working within new technologies and partnering with others to create custom solutions to fit unique business needs.
• Innovation and future strategy.

Qualifications

• 9+ Years Information Technology, Technical Application Development, or similar experience.

Skills

• Expert-level experience developing production applications using modern Python (Python 3.13+ preferred).
• Strong experience with modern Python development tooling including:Astral uv, Pydantic, pytest for automated testing, mypy, ty, and ruff
• Strong experience designing and developing solutions utilizing Microsoft SQL Server 2019+
• Experience developing and optimizing data solutions within Snowflake
• Strong communication and presentation skills, as well as strong/proven management skills.
• Ability to continually assess and evaluate the impact of emerging technologies against the strategic business needs and interpret business value for the leadership team in a consultative capacity.
• Provides strong leadership to the various team members through mentoring, career development, interpersonal skills, teamwork ethic, and enabling leadership skills.
• Proven understanding of Computer Science fundamentals including web development, service-oriented architecture, cloud computing, test driven development and domain driven design.
• Strong services oriented architecture experience.
• Ability to lead multiple sub-teams through example and persuasion.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time.
• Ability to develop and maintain applicable industry knowledge and best practices.
• Ability to stay up to date on industry trends.
• Experience in developing and managing multi-tier architecture applications.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Curiosity and aptitude for working within new technologies and partnering with others to create custom solutions to fit unique business needs.
• Innovation and future strategy.

Benefits

We Value Your Impact Your contribution matters and it's recognized. You can expect a fair and competitive rewards package that reflects the impact you create and the value you deliver. We know rewards go beyond numbers. Offering more than just a paycheck our benefits are designed to support you, your family and your well-being, now and into the future. Santander Benefits - 2026 Santander OnGoing/NH eGuide (foleon.com)

Pay

The base pay range for this position is posted below and represents the annualized salary range. For hourly positions (non-exempt), the annual range is based on a 40-hour work week. The exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, training, licensure and certifications and location. Minimum Base Pay Range: $112,500.00 USD Maximum $190,000.00 USD

Schedule

Frequent minimal physical effort such as sitting, standing and walking is required for this role. Depending on location, occasional moving and lifting light equipment and/or furniture may be required.