Senior Application Developer, IT

First National Financial; Toronto; On-site; CAD 108,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Bonus eligibility

Benefits package

Career advancement opportunities

Virtual work environment

Job summary

First National Financial in Toronto, Ontario, is seeking a Senior Application Developer to analyze, develop, and implement changes within a cross-functional product team, ensuring quality, scalability, and maintainability. You will guide junior developers, participate in all development phases, and help align work with modernization plans and architecture roadmaps.

This full-time role offers a competitive compensation package, including base salary, bonus, benefits, and clear opportunities for

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in application development.
• Working knowledge of UML and architecture modelling notations.
• Strong understanding of OOP concepts and frameworks.
• Ability to learn and adapt to new technologies.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Participate actively in all development phases: research, design, coding, testing, deployment.
• Contribute to effort estimations and risk assessments early in projects.
• Ensure alignment with modernization plans and architecture roadmaps.
• Adhere to best practices, coding standards, and design principles.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather consensus and make informed decisions.

Skills

COBOL

DB2

IBM iSeries

Communication skills

Mortgage lifecycle

Mortgage systems

Analytical

OOP concepts

Education

Post-secondary education in Computer Science/IT

Tools

.NET

Angular

Blazor

REST

SOA

Entity Framework

MS SQL

Job description

We are hiring a Senior Application Developer, IT

Reporting To: Director and Team Lead

Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time

Posting Date: September 11, 2026

Closing Date: October 9, 2026

Salary Range: $108,034 - $128,034

Hours of Work: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Grade: 14.4

Office Location: Toronto, ON

What we offer: Highly competitive compensation package which includes base salary, bonus, benefits, and career advancement opportunities!

Eligibility for benefits is dependent on the terms of employment

The Opportunity

TheSenior Application Developer working within a cross-functional product team, will be responsible foranalyzing, developing, and implementing application changes and enhancements. The Senior Application Developer develops solutions ensuring quality, scalability, and maintainability.The Senior Application Developer will provide guidance to junior members on their team.

How you will contribute

• Participate actively in all phases of development, including research, design, coding, testing, and deployment.
• Participate in effort estimations and contribute to impact and risk assessments during early project stages.
• Ensure alignment with application modernization plans and architecture roadmaps.
• Ensure adherence to best practices, coding standards, and design principles across the team.
• Ability to work with variousstakeholders to gather consensus and make informed decisions.

The experience you need:

Skills and Attributes:

• COBOL, DB2, IBM iSeries experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong technical skills and hands on development and production support experience with legacy mortgage administration systems.
• Experience and understanding of the mortgage lifecycle.
• Experiencein the mortgage industry
• Experience with MortgageAdministration Systems
• Stronganalysis/debugging skills to helpremove blockers for the team.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and multitask effectively.

Education/Certification/Experience Requirements:

• Post-secondary education in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum 7+ years of experience in application development.
• Working knowledge of UML and other architecturemodellingnotations (class diagrams, sequence diagrams, use cases, etc.).
• Strong understanding of OOP concepts and frameworks.
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

Nice to Have:

• .NET, Angular, Blazor
• REST, SOA
• Entity Framework, MS SQL

Working Environment and Physical Demands Analysis:

• Office environment
• Periods of high volume with tight timelines
• Long periods of stationary position/sitting
• Prolonged periods of repetitive movement (i.e. using a keyboard and mouse)
• Long periods of time in viewing a computer screen
• Multi-tasking may include speaking to customers on a telephone call while looking up information on a computer program.

Why join First National?

• Competitive Compensation
• Comprehensive benefits program (i.e., Health Spending Account, Maternity and Parental Leave Top Up)
• Virtual work environment
• Extensive training programs to set our employees up for success
• Modern office environment conducive to collaboration
• Supportive teamwork culture
• Opportunities to give back to the communities and work through events focused on a variety of charities
• Ongoing social events throughout the year

The team you’ll join:

Founded in 1988, First National is one of Canada’s largest non-bank lenders. We provide residential mortgages exclusively through the mortgage broker channel and we are Canada’s largest commercial mortgage lender.

First National has been consistently recognized as a great place to work and we are proud that our employee engagement feedback is higher than our industry partners.

We would like to thank all applications for their interest in this existing vacancy but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

First National is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender identity, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation and any other category protected by law.

First National supports requests for accommodation from applicants with disabilities; please contact Human Resources at [e-mail] should you need an accommodation at any point in the recruitment process.

Artificial Intelligence is not used in our recruitment or hiring process for this role.