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PENNYMAC TPO · 1 day ago

Assistant Vice President, Application Development

Westlake Village, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$110K/yr - $170K/yr

10+ years exp

Pennymac is a specialty financial services firm focused on the mortgage market, helping Americans achieve homeownership. The Assistant Vice President of Application Development will lead a team of developers, manage technology projects, define technical roadmaps, and ensure code quality while adopting advanced development practices in a financial services context.

Commercial LendingConsultingFinancial ServicesMortgage

Responsibilities

Orchestrate the management of technology scope and risks

Manage and direct Leads, Systems Analysts, Application Developers, and Quality Assurance resources

Initiate new, and improve existing, systems processes

Manage and deliver multiple streams of projects end-to-end

Develop artifacts following the SDLC in place, including technical specifications, design specifications, unit test cases, and unit test plan and code, using tools such as .NET, COM, SQL Server and related Microsoft toolset

Participate/assist in development of deployment plans for the systems developed

Perform other related duties as required and assigned

Demonstrate behaviors which are aligned with the organization’s desired culture and values

Lead, mentor, and coach a team of Senior and Mid-Level Developers, fostering a high-performance culture focused on innovation, quality, and accountability

Define and communicate the long-term technical strategy for the C#/.NET and SQL Server application portfolio, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and architecture standards

Manage development initiatives across the full software development lifecycle using Agile Methodologies. Oversee project scoping, estimation, resource allocation, and timely delivery

Participate in recruitment, performance reviews, career development, and succession planning for the development team

Drive the strategic adoption and standardization of AI tools, specifically Cursor and GitHub Copilot, across the team to maximize development velocity, improve code generation, and accelerate refactoring efforts

Provide architectural guidance and deep technical oversight for complex application design, specializing in robust C# and .NET (Core/Framework) services and high-performance SQL Server development

Enforce rigorous quality gates, including mandated unit testing for all deliverables

Establish and monitor team adherence to required code coverage minimums, ensuring continuous integration of quality analysis into the development process

Champion Test-Driven Development (TDD) principles

Oversee the design and implementation of applications leveraging key AWS Cloud Services, ensuring best practices for security, scalability, and cost-efficiency

Ensure all database development in SQL Server is highly optimized, secure, and aligned with enterprise data standards

Qualification

C#/.NET expertiseSQL Server developmentAWS Cloud ArchitectureAI tools adoptionAgile MethodologiesSOA-based ArchitecturePostgreSQL knowledgeTeam LeadershipCommunication

Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

10+ years experience working with IT leadership to create technical strategies and with senior IT groups in an advisory role

Expertise in multiple technologies (such as: .Net, SQL, Postgress, AWS etc.) across software engineering, security, data interchange, data management, etc

Must have experience in developing Enterprise level applications using an SOA-based Architecture (Web Service, Windows Service etc.)

Should be highly skilled in .NET framework and languages (such as: C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET and using Visual Studio). Deep expertise in C#, .NET, and SQL Server development

Must have worked in a multi-developer/multi-site environment with multi-site management experience

Demonstrated ability to manage projects independently and successfully deploy software to production environments

Excellent communication skills, capable of translating complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred

Domain Expertise (Preferred): Leverage prior experience in Financial Services, ideally with domain knowledge in Mortgage Servicing, to guide the team in building compliant and effective business solutions

Leverage or acquire knowledge of PostgreSQL as needed