QA Engineer
COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Since 2013, Avant set out to change the world of financial technology with our proprietary software that uses big data and machine learning algorithms to change the way people borrow money.
“Data” and “algorithm” may be two painfully overused buzzwords, but to us, these are two central elements to our business. The other part: the brilliant minds behind Avant.
Our team has set out to bring consumer loans from the bank to your computer screen. By combining cutting-edge technology with outstanding talent, we’ve managed to grow from five scrappy entrepreneurs to over 750 employees–and we’re not stopping there.
JOB DESCRIPTION
You'll report directly to the co-founder/CTO, and be responsible for assisting in the build out the testing infrastructure and unit, integration, and functional test suites for our entire stack. We are looking for pragmatic generalist programmers who can not only help us execute in building our application, but also have a real say in the technological direction that it goes.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Entrepreneurial and self-driven
- Thrives in unstructured environments
- Previous Experience testing in ruby, such as Rspec, Cucumber, and/or Minitest
- Previous experience with Frontend testing such as capybara, selenium, or PhantomJS
- Previous experience with Javascript tests such as Jasmine or other frameworks
- Experience with automated testing runners such as Jenkins
- Ruby experience preferred
BENEFITS
Avant’s first office was a windowless room with luxurious amenities like functioning plumbing. Now, that room is where Avantees line up every day at lunchtime to get their free catered meal and gather every Friday for happy hour(s) and Manager Q&A.
Beyond working with some of the best and brightest in the Chicago tech space, you’ll enjoy these perks:
- Work directly with senior management
- Winter blues? Take a paid vacation–there’s no limit
- BlueCross/BlueShield Medical & Dental Insurance
- Stop squinting: VSP Vision Insurance
- 401k with a 4% match
- Snacks on snacks on snacks
- Free breakfast and lunch (in case you forgot)
- Casual dress on days that end in “y”
- No excuse to not call mom: complimentary corporate cell phone plan for Associate level and above
- Pre-tax commuter benefits/Flexible Spending Accounts
- Discounted gym membership package
- Get educated: attend conferences and courses to keep your mind sharp
- And more!