Software Engineer- Ruby
We only have so many hands so for this search, Avant has exclusively partnered with LaSalle Network, the leading provider of professional staffing and recruiting services. LaSalle has worked with more than 10,000 companies, ranging from Fortune 500s to start ups. With units specializing in accounting and finance, administrative, marketing, executive search, technology, supply chain, healthcare revenue cycle, call center, and human resources, LaSalle serves companies of all sizes and across all industries.
What we do
We are revolutionizing the world of lending by lowering the costs and barriers of borrowing for everyday people. At our core, we are a tech company that builds advanced technology platforms and uses custom analytics to expand access to credit. Today, our platform helps underserved consumers find fair and fast installment loans. Tomorrow we plan to use our world class technology and underwriting capabilities to launch new products and services that help people improve their financial lives.
We think we are great, but you don’t have to take our word for it. Avant has been featured in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, TechCrunch, Fortune, Bloomberg and Crain's Chicago Business. We have also been named one of Forbes America's Most Promising Companies and we’ve been featured on Forbes’ list of Next Billion Dollar Startups. Find out more at www.avant.com.
Who we are
We are nerds, passionate consumer advocates, hungry to make an impact, financial wizards who actually understand the fine print, data junkies, and a place where you can wear a baseball hat, a suit or both at the same time.
We believe that ideas are more important than titles, everything is more fun together, everyone drives change, and everyone is an owner.
Cool office and amazing benefits? Yeah… we have those - just ask us.
Whoever you are, you are welcome here; come join us.
Job Description
Let’s get to business. Avant is looking for a new Software Engineer - Ruby to join the Product Development team in Chicago. You will be responsible for building features as part of our pre-issuance team or post-issuance team, or business operations team. As a member of the pre-issuance team, you will be responsible for writing the software that powers our credit decisioning, credit pricing, fraud prevention, customer verification, and credit reports. As a member of the post-issuance team, you will be responsible for our accounting system, communicating with banks and credit card gateways, and enabling scale on our treasury platform. As a member of the business operations team, you will be responsible for creating workflows and the backend that powers internal service tools. You must be a pragmatic generalist programmer who will not only help execute, but also one that will provide a strong voice for technological direction of backend systems at Avant.
Minimum Qualifications
- 2+ years of software development experience in Ruby, Python, or another language using a major web framework such as Rails, Django, or Sinatra
- 2+ years of experience using relational databases such as PostgreSQL
Preferred Qualifications
- Professional experience working with service based architectures in backend applications
- Professional experience migrating from a monolithic application to service based architecture
- Professional experience working at scale with significant data flow
- Knowledge of development tool creation and application architecture design
- Entrepreneurial and self-driven
- Strong knowledge of computer science fundamentals and coding/testing best practices
If you are interested in the Software Engineer - Ruby position and meet the requirements, please apply today!
Thank you,
Jenna Spathis
Technology Services
LaSalle Network
Keywords and Related Terms: ruby , rails , Django , python , postgresql , Postgres , soa , service oriented , microservices , sinatra , java , web development , back end , backend , back-end
Avant provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Avant complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
LaSalle Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer, m/f/d/v.
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