Junior Application Developer

Continental Finance Company; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Continental Finance Company in Wilmington, DE is seeking a Junior Applications Developer to join the Liberty Career Finance team. This temporary, part-time in-office role offers the chance to contribute to enterprise software projects in the financial services space.

You will design, code, test, and support Web and WinForm applications using .NET/C#, SQL Server, and front-end React.js, while collaborating in an agile SCRUM environment and learning new technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or software engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in the financial services industry, especially retail installment lending.
• Proficient in C# and .NET; knowledge of React.js.
• Experience with REST, JSON, and XML web services.
• Experience with SQL Server and database applications.
• Familiarity with Agile SCRUM practices.
• Ability to analyze and resolve technical issues.

Responsibilities

• Design, code, test, debug, and support Web and WinForm applications using a variety of Microsoft technologies, including .Net, C# and SQL Server as well as front-end frameworks such as React.js.
• Perform systems analysis to understand business processes and needs, and design product solutions to satisfy business requirements.
• Design, develop, and unit test applications in accordance with established standards.
• Develop, refine, and tune integrations between applications. Analyze and resolve technical and application problems.
• Support and maintain applications and systems currently in production.
• Learn new technologies and keep abreast of existing technologies and apply these to a variety of projects as applicable.

Skills

C# / .NET

React.js

REST / JSON / XML

SQL Server

Agile SCRUM

Financial services experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or software engineering

Job description

Come join a growing financial technology company that’s leading the marketplace in both the marketing and servicing of credit cards! Continental Finance Company specializes in credit card options for those consumers with less than perfect credit. We are seeking a Junior Applications Developer to support our Liberty Career Finance team. Liberty Career Finance provides loans to vocational schools in the transportation and other short-term training programs.

This is a temporary part-time role, flexible schedule on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays fully in office.

The Junior Application Developer is part of an agile development team responsible for building and maintaining enterprise software systems in the financial services and retail installment loan space. This role will work closely with other team members and stakeholders to ensure that the development team delivers quality software solutions that meet the needs of the business and add business value.

Essential Functions:

• Design, code, test, debug, and support Web and Winform applications using a variety of Microsoft technologies, including .Net, C# and SQL Server as well as front-end frameworks such as React.js.


• Perform systems analysis to understand business processes and needs, and design product solutions to satisfy business requirements.


• Design, develop, and unit test applications in accordance with established standards.


• Develop, refine, and tune integrations between applications. Analyze and resolve technical and application problems.


• Support and maintain applications and systems currently in production.


• Learn new technologies and keep abreast of existing technologies and apply these to a variety of projects as applicable. Research and evaluate a variety of software products to support business needs & initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or software engineering from an accredited college or university; or equivalent education/experience in the computer science field or other related field of study.


• Experience in the financial services industry, especially retail installment lending.


• Knowledge of C# programming language and/or other.NET languages.


• Knowledge of front-end development frameworks such as React.JS.


• Knowledge of web service concepts (REST, JSON, XML).


• Ability to utilize serverless technologies in AWS a plus.


• Knowledge of SQL Server technologies and experience developing database applications using SQL server.


• Experience working in an Agile SCRUM environment.


• Ability to analyze and resolve technical issues.

Why Continental Finance?

Continental Finance Company (the “CFC”) is one of America’s leading marketers and servicers of credit cards for consumers with less-than-perfect credit. Since our founding in 2005, we have prided ourselves on corporate responsibility to customers in terms of a strong customer support program and fair treatment. With our success, we have also grown into an innovative financial tech company! With a state-of-the-art consumer marketing and servicing platform, we provide a variety of services to consumers when other financial institutions will not accommodate them. With more than 2.6 million credit cards managed and serviced since our founding, we pride ourselves on putting the customer first.We are not a chartered banking financial institution, nor are we a debt originator or a credit card issuer.

CFC is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. Our company provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status.

CFC is seeking bright, energetic individuals that will help us grow and develop together! We uphold a promise to treat our employees with the same care and concern as we do our customers. We offer all employees competitive compensation and benefits in an exciting, fast-paced business casual environment.