IT STARTS HERE
Santander (www.santander.com) is evolving from a global, high-impact brand into a technology-driven organization, and our people are at the heart of this journey. Together, we are driving a customer-centric transformation that values bold thinking, innovation, and the courage to challenge what’s possible.
This is more than a strategic shift. It’s a chance for driven professionals to grow, learn, and make a real difference.
Our mission is to contribute to help more people and businesses prosper. We embrace a strong risk culture and all our professionals at all levels are expected to take a proactive and responsible approach toward risk management.
Open Digital Services is the software development company of Santander Group powering the next generation of banks by creating innovative banking products and implementing them in collaboration with Santander Group Affiliates. Santander Group is one of the world's largest financial institutions and the Eurozone's leader, we're committed to being the best Digital Bank with Branches in the industry.
Our mission at ODS is to design and support an advanced digital and omnichannel platform, ensuring the best customer experience using cutting-edge technology. Openbank, our flagship partner, is where we develop our most advanced concepts first. Be part of our Best-in-Class team and help us create unique value for our customers!
THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKE
Open Digital Services is looking for an AWS Engineer based out of Madrid.
You will have the opportunity to work with a dynamic and independent team of engineers and other areas such as Architecture, QA, Product Management and Delivery to design and develop advanced capabilities.
We’re shaping the way we work through innovation, cutting-edge technology, collaboration and the freedom to explore new ideas. To succeed in this role, you will be responsible for:
Infrastructure Design and Deployment
Microservices Management
Automation and Scripting
Networking and Security
Monitoring and maintance
Collaboration and CI/CD
Documentation and Reporting
WHAT YOU’LL BRING
Our people are our greatest strength. Every individual contributes unique perspectives that make us stronger as a team and as an organization. We’re enabling teams to go beyond by valuing who they are and empowering what they bring.
The following requirements represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Professional Experience
4+ years of experience in software engineering.
Familiarity with key AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, Lambda.
Practical knowledge of tools like AWS Cloud Formation.
Strong experience in systems automation and Linux administration.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Telecommunications, or a related technical discipline. (Preferred)
Language
English (Required)
Hard Skills
AWS (required)
Python & Bash scripting (required)
Cloud Formation (required)
Terraform (preferred)
Api Gateway (preferred)
Soft Skills
Faster learner
Strong problem-solving mindset
Clear communication and teamwork
Creative thinking and innovation
WE VALUE YOUR IMPACT
Your contribution matters, and it’s recognized. You can expect a fair, competitive reward package that reflects the impact you create and the value you deliver. But we know rewards go beyond numbers.
We offer more than just a paycheck—our benefits are designed to support your life, your goals and your well-being, now and into the future.
Your health is our priority. Through BeHealthy, our global wellness programme, we promote Holistic wellbeing
We know family is everything. That’s why we offer parental leave, childcare support and family-friendly programmes tailored to each life stage.
We’re enable our teams to go beyond through global opportunities and broad career paths.
We believe in the power of helping. You can dedicate part of your working hours to volunteering.
We’re here to keep you motivated, help you reach your goals, and celebrate your progress, every step of the way.
Open Digital Services is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered as equal without paying attention to gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, age, political orientation, union membership nor disability status.
We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify, and build.
The personal data you provide as well as any data generated during the selection process are confidential and will be processed by Open Bank, S.A./ Open Digital Services, S.L. with registered office at Plaza de Santa Bárbara 2, 28004 (Madrid), for the sole purpose of managing your participation in the selection processes and, where appropriate, to formalise your recruitment.
For further information about your rights and data protection, please read the ODS/Openbank Privacy Policy applicable to this type of data processing here.
READY TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN YOUR JOURNEY?
Skills Required
- 4+ years of experience in software engineering.
- Familiarity with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, Lambda).
- Practical knowledge of AWS CloudFormation.
- Strong experience in systems automation and Linux administration.
- Python and Bash scripting.
- English language proficiency.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Telecommunications, or related (preferred).
- Terraform.
- API Gateway.
Santander Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Santander and has not been reviewed or approved by Santander.
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Retirement Support — A dollar‑for‑dollar 401(k) match up to 6% of eligible pay and immediate vesting are highlighted as core strengths, supporting long‑term savings. This is reinforced by company‑paid disability and life/AD&D coverage that bolster financial security.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off typically ranges from 18–30 days in the U.S. with 11 paid holidays, plus dedicated volunteer and development time; the UK features a minimum of 25 days with buy/sell options. Some roles also use self‑managed PTO, offering additional flexibility depending on team norms.
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Parental & Family Support — U.S. parental benefits include 8 weeks paid for all parents and a total of 16 weeks paid for birth mothers, with flexibility for reduced hours around childbirth. Caregiver leave and dependent‑care programs add further family support.
Santander Insights
What We Do
Banco Santander (SAN SM, STD US, BNC LN) is a leading commercial bank, founded in 1857 and headquartered in Spain and one of the largest banks in the world by market capitalization. The group’s activities are consolidated into five global businesses: Retail & Commercial Banking, Digital Consumer Bank, Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB), Wealth Management & Insurance and Payments (PagoNxt and Cards). This operating model allows the bank to better leverage its unique combination of global scale and local leadership. Santander aims to be the best open financial services platform providing services to individuals, SMEs, corporates, financial institutions and governments. The bank’s purpose is to help people and businesses prosper in a simple, personal and fair way. Santander is building a more responsible bank and has made a number of commitments to support this objective, including raising €220 billion in green financing between 2019 and 2030. In the first quarter of 2024, Banco Santander had €1.3 trillion in total funds, 166 million customers, 8,400 branches and 211,000 employees.
