Software Engineering Manager, Avant
Offers equity
Personal credit FinTech
Job no longer available
Personal credit FinTech
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
Offers equity
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To empower every customer with innovative solutions designed to help them reach their goals.
Role
Who you are
- Education: BS/MS in Computer Science, related field, or comparable experience
- Proven Leadership: Experience leading software engineering teams in an Agile/Scrum environment
- Technical Expertise:
- Strong understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)
- Expertise in backend development with Ruby, Python, or similar languages
- Familiarity with front-end technologies (e.g., JavaScript, React, Angular, Vue)
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Solid understanding of Kafka for event streaming and PostgreSQL for data storage
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD systems (e.g., GitHub Actions)
- 9+ years of software development experience
- 3+ years leading Agile software teams
- 3+ years managing databases (SQL)
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent problem-solving abilities with a mindset for innovation
- Familiarity with DORA metrics to measure software performance and delivery
- Ability to foster teamwork and a high-performance culture
- This position may require you to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. If required, you'll be asked to provide proof that you’re fully vaccinated upon your start date or before working in or visiting our Chicago office
What the job involves
- We seek an Engineering Manager to lead a team supporting a legacy Ruby on Rails application and building new services using Python or Ruby
- You will play a key role in developing event-driven systems with Kafka, managing PostgreSQL databases, and driving CI/CD pipelines through GitHub Actions. Our software is deployed on AWS within Kubernetes clusters
- This role requires both technical leadership and hands-on coding
- Backlog Management: Collaborate with the Product Owner to plan and refine your team’s work
- Technical Leadership: Lead, coach, and mentor a team of engineers in a fast-paced Agile environment
- Agile Facilitation: Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and demos
- Project Management: Align priorities, timelines, and deliverables with product teams and stakeholders
- Engineering Excellence: Uphold software engineering standards and best practices across the team
- Culture & Collaboration: Foster a culture of continuous improvement through innovation and reflection
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with other teams to design, build, and release new features
- Software Development: Develop scalable, maintainable code using Ruby, Python, and other technologies
- Lifecycle Participation: Engage in all phases of software development—analysis, design, implementation, testing, and deployment
- Documentation & Reviews: Create and review RFCs, conduct code reviews, and drive quality assurance through peer feedback and unit tests
- Onboarding & Development: Onboard new team members and promote continuous professional growth
- Architecture & Database Design: Contribute to system architecture and maintain PostgreSQL databases
- Performance Management: Monitor and improve software performance using DORA metrics to measure outcomes
- CI/CD Ownership: Maintain robust pipelines with GitHub Actions for seamless deployments
- Stay Current: Keep up with industry trends and ensure the team applies modern engineering practices
Our take
Many Americans with below average credit scores are caught in a bind: they're unable to improve their score, and simultaneously cannot access traditional loans. Avant's alternative is to offer credit options that are powered by machine learning and based upon a large database that helps to manage risk.
For its users, the company offers a quick credit decision and speedy access to any allotted funds. It has issued over $8 billion in loans to date, and has also expanded its business through the acquisitions of ReadyForZero in 2015 and Zero Financial in 2021.
This expansion has enabled Avant to reach towards its goal of offering a whole suite of products in a single platform, such as loans, credit cards, and deposits. Although there are many FinTechs looking at ways to remove the barriers that people with low credit scores face when trying to take out loans, this expansion to banking products should help Avant to stand out.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
-3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Dec 2022
$125m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Sep 2015
$325m
SERIES E
Total funding: $779m
Company benefits
- Choice of great medical, dental, and vision insurance plan options
- 401(k) Match
- Unlimited paid time off
- Flexible work environment
- Generous paid parental leave
- Lunch allowance (Fooda) and in-office snacks
- WFH stipends for our remote employees
- Access to LinkedIn Learning for professional development
- No meeting wednesdays - (a.k.a. planned time to Get Sh!t Done)
- Summer fridays
- Fun in-office and virtual social events
- (And who doesn’t love the swag)
Company values
- Authenticity. We show up to work as our whole selves and make sure others can too
- Collaboration. We can only succeed when we do so as a team
- Problem-Solving. The harder the problem, the more satisfying the solution
- Customer. We are all owners of the customer experience
- Initiative. Plan. Adapt. Get Sh!t Done
Company HQ
River North, Chicago, IL
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Leadership
Al Goldstein
(Co-Founder & Executive Chair)They worked for a year at Deutsche Bank before founding Pangea Properties in 2008, and Avant in 2013. They have been Chair since, alongside founding Amount, Spring Labs, and StoicLane.
Paul Zhang
(Co-Founder & CIO)Having studied at the University of Illinois, they spent a year as a Software Engineer at CashNetUSA and Enova Financial. They founded Debteye in 2011, before starting Avant in 2013, serving first as CTO then Chief Architect, CTO again and finally CIO.
Matthew Bochenek
(CEO)Has been with the business since 2013, working in a range of positions including Head of US Servicing, Head of Operations and COO - before becoming CEO in 2021. Previously spend a decade at Superfund Asset Management.
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