Location: New York, NY
URL: www.MRUHOLDINGS.com
MRU Holdings, Inc. is the thought and innovation leader in the fastest growing vertical in consumer finance, private student loans. It is publicly-traded, with financing from major private equity funds including Merrill Lynch Private Equity Partners, Battery Ventures and Lehman Brothers. MRU manages and originates loans under its own brand, MyRichUncle, as well as through private label partnerships with many large marketing partners. The work culture is geared towards performance, execution and fun and the people that you will work with are among the best and brightest in their respective specialty areas.
SENIOR WEB / UI DEVELOPER
Position:
— Write the presentation layer of a cutting-edge, analytics-driven business intelligence
— Hands-on involvement in every phase of development: design, code, test and document software
— Rapidly create fully-functional prototypes wired to sample datasets, with help from and back-end developers
— Organize requirements into development tasks and execute
Requirements:
— 2+ years of comprehensive experience in web-application development
— 2+ years of D/XHTML, JavaScript, CSS, Flash/Flex
— 2+ years of ASP.Net, JSP, PHP or other frameworks used to develop dynamic web pages
— 2+ years of AJAX development experience:
— Back button, history, state and bookmarks
• Single-page interface
• Browser-server interactions
• Event and object modeling
• Programming patterns
• AJAX libraries and tools
— Experience with popular JavaScript frameworks (Prototype, YUI, Dojo, etc)
— Experience with JSON and XML: XSLT, DTD modeling, DOM / XPath / SAX parsing
— Strong knowledge of OO design, common design patterns and MVC modeling
— Full command of cross-browser / performance / web-standards issues
Highly preferred:
— BS/MS in Computer Science or comparable enterprise work experience
— Experience with web services/SOAP, SOA or other web-based, multi-tier architectures, preferably implemented in .Net
— Experience with Flash/Flex (Object Oriented Action Script 2/3, Flash Remoting, Data Binding, Components, etc.)
— Experience developing accessible websites (Section 508, W3C WAI Guidelines, etc.)
— Experience with web analytics Solutions (Omniture, WebSideStory, WebTrends, etc.)
— Experience in API design
— Knowledge of SQL Server, SharePoint, Visual Studio
— Experience with Agile development methodologies: short-development iterations, test-driven development and refactoring
Why join MRU?
— MRU is led by sharp, knowledgeable and enthusiastic management.
— The company is assembling a cross-discipline core team to create a world-class enterprise system without legacy shackles.
— The team will be led by a veteran strategist committed to mentoring on how to achieve an effective balance between business, design and technology factors.
— Unlike most large financial services companies, MRU is characterized by the clear absence of bureaucracy, departmental politics and infighting.
— This unit will move swiftly and expertly to cut through complex problems, with sufficient time granted for research and rapid prototyping.
— MRU’s strategy is to grow through rapid innovation and sophisticated application of latest technology in various sectors of the financial services industry.
— You can join a large, lethargic company with a volume-based business model or be a part of MRU, a unique opportunity to learn and make a genuine difference.
Salary range: $150+ total comp: $100-$120k base +stock options +performance-based bonus
We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation and benefits package.
Equal Opportunity Employer
This is a full-time position located in New York City.
Please submit to:
HELEN STRAUSS | VICE PRESIDENT of HUMAN CAPITAL | MRU HOLDINGS INC.
RECRUITING@MRUHOLDINGS.COM
1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS | 30TH FL | NEW YORK, NY 10036
WWW.MYRICHUNCLE.COM | WWW.MRUHOLDINGS.COM
More about MRU Holdings and MyRichUncle
MRU Holdings, Inc.
MRU Holdings, Inc. is a publicly traded specialty finance company that provides students with funds for higher education using a blend of current market credit practices as well as its own proprietary analytic models and decision tools. The Company has a renowned brand name "MyRichUncle™" and highly scalable origination infrastructure. The Company utilizes these assets to provide private and federal loans to students. MRU distinguishes itself from the competition as it does not take a "one-size fits all" approach to designing student loan products, allowing itself and its marketing partners to create a student loan offering that directly addresses their specific customer needs. Additional information concerning MRU Holdings is available at http://www.MRUHoldings.com.
MyRichUncle
From its inception in 2000, MyRichUncle has been at the forefront of innovation for education finance, most recently focusing on the growth market of student loans. Since May of 2005, MyRichUncle has originated more than $175 million private and federal student loans using its breakthrough underwriting platforms and innovative technology to deliver competitively priced products and services to borrowers. In May 2006, the Company launched Preprime™, the first and only student loan that allows students to qualify for loans based on individual merit, rather than credit history alone. In June 2006, MyRichUncle launched its Federal student loans with upfront interest rate reductions at repayment. Dedicated to reshaping the student loan industry to function in the best interests of the students, founders Vishal Garg and Raza Khan and their team are committed to delivering the most innovative solutions for their customers. The Company and its founders have been recognized by Fast Company’s Fast 50 (2006) and listed among BusinessWeek.com’s Tech’s Best Young Entrepreneurs (2006). For more information, visit http://www.myrichuncle.com.
To apply: Send a resume to Recruiting@MRUHOLDINGS.com