Sr Risk Systems Developer

Remote opportunity with Community Choice Financial, supporting the customer approval process by ensuring the decision engine platform meets operational expectations.

About the role

As a Sr. Risk Systems Developer, you’ll think logically about reducing manual or repetitive tasks and have a hand in designing and developing effective underwriting strategies and scoring models.

Benefits

• Uncapped Flexible Paid Time Off
• Paid on-the-job training and a comprehensive new hire program
• Access to a robust learning management system, full of e-learning modules to boost professional and personal development
• Performance-based career advancement
• Educational Reimbursement Program
• Multiple medical insurance coverage choices, all including telemedicine and medical spending account options (HSA/FSA)
• Traditional 401(k) and Roth 401(k) Retirement plan with a generous Company match program
• Company-Sponsored Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary benefits including dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability plans, supplemental life and AD&D insurance, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, ID theft protection, legal services program, and pet insurance
• Free access to mental health resources, life coaching, and more for you and your family members through the Employee Assistance Program
• Free access to exclusive discounts from nationwide and local retailers through the Discount Marketplace
• Relaxed, business casual dress code that includes jeans and sneakers

Based on current benefit offering, which is subject to change with or without notice. Certain benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the governing plan documents which should be consulted for additional details and eligibility requirements.

Responsibilities

• Execute the technical development of credit risk / underwriting processes using system tools that require program scripting, system configurations, and strong technical testing methods
• Conduct Unit testing of all changes to the decision engine both within the DE platform as well as through the API channel
• Translate underwriting processes and strategies into technical designs through collaboration with multifunctional teams and document these processes and procedures
• Produce high-quality technical documentation of processes and procedures implemented within the DE platform
• Perform peer code reviews for the Risk development team

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, Economics, Finance, or another related field
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Software Development, Decision Engine Systems, Credit Risk Systems or a related technical role
• Experience with decision engine software such as Blaze, Powercurve, GDSLink, or especially Provenir
• Prior work with relational databases and experience with SQL or similar tool
• Hands-on experience working with REST/SOAP web services (including deep knowledge of JSON/XML data structures)
• Experience with MS Office, especially MS Excel
• Experience with JavaScript development
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think logically and effectively utilize techniques to develop and execute solutions
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as a team member
• Ability to succeed within a cross-functional team emphasizing collective ownership in a fast-paced environment
• Confidence and willingness to challenge the status quo but also able to concede and execute others’ ideas when necessary

Preferred Qualifications

• 3-8 years of experience in the financial services industry
• Master’s degree (MS or MBA) in Mathematics, Computer Science, Finance, or another related field
• Experience with R, Python, SAS, or other data science and statistical analysis language
• Azure DevOps
• Postman and API testing frameworks

Community Choice Financial is honored to be recognized as a Military Friendly Employer and Military Friendly Spouse Employer for four consecutive years, a Top Employer for Hispanic and Latinos by HLPA in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and one of America’s Greatest Workplaces in Financial Services 2025 by Newsweek.