Computer Science Entry Level Remote Jobs in Nottingham, MD

Since 1927, the Mariner Finance family of companies has provided customers with creative, flexible, and convenient lending options. Headquartered in Baltimore, Mariner Finance operates coast-to-coast with physical locations in over half the states. With a growing number of employees, superior customer service remains the cornerstone of our business, and we pride ourselves in delivering a variety of loans with an enhanced focus on exceptional service. We work with customers to find options that are beneficial to their specific needs, which is why we are recognized by our customers as one of the community’s consumer finance companies of choice.

Benefits:

For information regarding our benefits, please visit: https://www.marinerfinance.com/careers/benefits/ 

In this role, you will...

Design and develop web applications, collaborate with the team, and work on different layers of the infrastructure. A commitment to collaborative problem-solving, sophisticated design and development, exceptional customer interfacing, and product quality is essential.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Read and understand detailed design specifications and implement those specifications in software.
• Build customized solutions that support business requirements and drive key business decisions.
• Ensure quality of all technical aspects, including data migrations, data quality, systems integrations, third-party applications, AppExchange products, and custom code.
• Create design specifications, documentation, and unit testing plans as defined by the agile development process.
• Reconcile differences and troubleshoot issues that are difficult and sometimes complex.
• Complete development tasks independently as well as under direction from the product architect and development leads.
• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable software solutions.
• Implement architectural and database design as they relate to product direction.
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and cleanliness.
• Collaborate across team and departments to design solutions that efficiently deliver the required enhancements on time and within budget.
• Assist junior developers in resolving issues and participates in sharing technical and system knowledge.
• Proactively looks for new tasks to complete and ways to assist the team in becoming more efficient.
• May perform additional functions depending on market demand and staffing in order to provide consistent quality customer service.

Required Qualifications:

• Node.js, React (or Vue.js) and familiarity with Express.
• Basic understanding of database design and development across both SQL and NoSQL technologies with MongoDB preferred.
• Knowledge of Git with experience in GitHub preferred.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and time management skills.
• Two or more (2+) years working in a software development role.
• Experience shipping readable, modular, reusable code to users.
• Understanding of web application architecture and computer science principles.
• Ability to communicate ideas clearly and write intelligently.
• Self-starter who can take an idea from whiteboard to production.
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in quantitative studies (e.g., computer science, math, economics, statistics, etc.).
• Proficiency in at least one object-oriented programming language.
• Experience with Command Line tools.
• Experience with Redis.
• Familiarity with VS Code.
• Experience with consumer lending and underwriting.

Hours of Work:

Work hours will depend on the business hours of the time zone serviced.

To the extent permitted by law, the Company may, in its sole discretion, change the work schedule to address business needs.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit for extended periods; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to move about. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty (20) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

EEO:

Mariner Finance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, familial or caregiver status, citizenship status, status as a victim of domestic violence, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, or status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran. Employee must be able to perform the essential duties/functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential duties/functions of their job, absent undue hardship. Drug/Alcohol/Smoke-free workplace. 

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