Who We Are:

Braviant is a Chicago-based fintech startup that combines breakthrough technology and machine learning to empower underbanked consumers with better credit solutions. Our team of technologists, data scientists and fintech veterans develops proprietary decision algorithms that look beyond a traditional credit score to more accurately assess a person’s true ability and willingness to repay. This next-generation approach to lending is reducing credit barriers and creating a Path to Prime to help the 43% of U.S. adults with non-prime credit reduce their cost of borrowing, build credit history, and achieve better financial outcomes.

The Role:

Our technology team in Chicago is looking for a Database developer to help support and extend our platform for our rapidly growing lending businesses (Balance Credit and Chorus Credit). We are seeking very strong hands-on candidates who want to be part of an exciting and challenging technology team in a startup atmosphere.

Primary Responsibilities:

• As a member of the application development team, serve as the Postgres database guru and SME for all things database
• Develop database functions which will be used by applications
• Participate in system/database design
• Perform OLAP and OLPT queries optimization
• Participate in Agile activities including sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, writing user stories and acceptance criteria, coordinating with end users, application developers and the quality assurance teams.
• Develop ad-hoc queries and reports on demand with short turnaround times as determined by ongoing business priorities
• Assist in the administration of automated/scheduled reports and data extracts.
• Stay up to date with tools, trends, and technologies in the FinTech space.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• 2+ years’ relevant database development experience.
• Previous experience with Postgres DB
• Strong knowledge of relational theory: database design, normalization, functional dependencies
• Optimization experience, understanding of differences in optimization for OLTP/OLAP
• Prior Knowledge of database procedural language preferably plpgsql for Postgres
• Experience with Git (Github & BitBucket), Jira and Confluence.
• Experience working in an Agile or Lean Software Development such as Kanban, Scrum and Test-Driven Development.
• Ability to thrive in startup environment with heavy workload, competing priorities, and less structure than more established company

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS experience is a plus.
• Previous experience in the financial industry with lending products a plus

Looking for perks?• 3% 401K employer contribution that is immediately vested• Health benefits? We’ve got you fully covered.• Flexible work schedule with results-based culture• Generous PTO• Annual professional development allowance • Fully stocked kitchen• Casual dress code• Team building events and happy hours• Significant career upside as our business grows