Cottonwood Financial
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Solutions Developer
COMPANY
Founded in 1996, Cottonwood Financial is one of the largest privately held retail
consumer finance companies in the consumer finance industry. We have over 345
company-owned locations, under our Cash Store brand, across the country. This
national brick-and-mortar footprint, coupled with our evolving expansion into the online
space, allows us to provide best-in-class customer service and offer an innovative mix
of financial products and services to our customers.
KEY COMPANY FACTS
 Profitable every year since inception
 Company has zero debt – growth is funded through internally generated capital
 Locations are 100% company owned – no franchises
 Named four times to the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private
companies
 Named five times to the Dallas 100 list of the fastest-growing private companies in
North Texas
INDUSTRY
The US consumer finance industry has annual revenues exceeding $40 billion. Retail
consumer finance companies serve a diverse mix of consumers who are seeking shortterm cash loans as a low cost alternative to costly bounced-check fees, late payment
penalties, and other less desirable short-term credit options.
CURRENT PRODUCT MIX
 Installment Loans
 Title Loans
POSITION
Reporting to our Solutions Development Manager and working on a team of 10
developers, this position will be responsible for developing solutions, using Microsoft
technologies, on both individual and team projects. More specifically, this position will
be creating internal Cottonwood Financial software applications/processes and
extending or enhancing third party software applications; including Point of Sale,
Collections, web-applications, services and Accounting applications. In addition, the
Solutions Developer will support the software development life cycle from requirements
gathering, technical design, change management, unit testing, user acceptance testing,
and regression testing through production release.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
 Develop solutions using C# .NET, WPF and Javascript
 Develop web applications using ASP.NET and MVC
 Front-end web development using JavaScript and CSS/Less
 Create data models to support software application development projects
 Maintain existing internal and external software application
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Cottonwood Financial
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Solutions Developer
 Support the Solutions Development Manager throughout the software development
lifecycle
 Track software test results, and reports status to management
 Optimize software configuration (includes application settings, data structures,
reporting, defect repair and alternative processes if required)
 Conduct requirements gathering sessions with business stakeholders, and develop
business, technical requirements, and test plans
 Communicate technical solutions to non-technical end-users
 Manage tasks and projects related to software/application development
 Work with other departments to coordinate the implementation of new software and
accompanying processes. This includes project management, buy-in, cooperative
efforts
 Utilize skills to troubleshoot, and/or solve problems creatively
 Plan and implement regression and user acceptance testing, and provide reports
 Develop documentation of systems, policies, procedures
REQUIREMENTS
 Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field
 3+ years of work experience
 Experience in programming using C# .Net
 Experience in developing WPF applications using XAML
 Experience in SQL (T-SQL) Scripts, and/or Programming
 Must be able to understand and explain procedures in writing or verbally
 Ability to work with minimal supervision
 Ability to work in a team environment
 Ability to communicate with all levels within the organization
 Ability to learn and willingness to invest time to further technological skillsets
 Local (Dallas/Fort Worth area) candidates only – no relocation
 Must be authorized to work in the United States. We are not able to sponsor H1B
visas or hire students on F-1 visas for practical training (e.g. OPT and CPT)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
 .Net Certification
 Background with Sitecore development and configuration
 Visual Studio 2005/2008/2010/2012
 Building reports using SSRS
COMPENSATION
 Annual salary of $80,000
BENEFITS
 Medical, dental, and vision
 Voluntary life/ AD&D
 Short-term & long-term disability
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Cottonwood Financial
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Solutions Developer
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401K with company match
Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time
Paid maternity, paternity, extended medical leave, and jury duty
Corporate discount program on personal cell phone accounts with select providers
Business casual work environment
CONTACT
Mike McMillin
Vice President of Recruiting
Cottonwood Financial
972-753-0822 x1116
mmcmillin@cottonwoodfinancial.com
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