Principal Front-End Engineer, Avant
$130-190k
+ Annual bonus
More information about location
3 days a week in office (Merchandise Mart, Chicago )
Personal credit FinTech
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Personal credit FinTech
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$130-190k
+ Annual bonus
More information about location
3 days a week in office (Merchandise Mart, Chicago )
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To empower every customer with innovative solutions designed to help them reach their goals.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of relevant Software Engineering experience
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Proven expertise in front-end web development, with a deep understanding of fundamental web technologies
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including its quirks and workarounds. You have experience with modern JavaScript frameworks and enjoy using React to build interactive user interfaces
- Comfortable with modern CSS features and how to apply it to make things work across different screen sizes, browsers and devices
- Knows the value of semantic markup and how to effectively use HTML as the foundation for accessible web applications
- A keen eye for great UI/UX design and experience collaborating with design teams to merge aesthetics with functionality
- Experience integrating with APIs and collaborating with backend engineers to design web-friendly APIs
- Strong advocate for automated testing, with hands-on experience using front-end testing tools
- What excites you:
- Exploring modern full-stack frameworks such as Remix or Astro to simplify development and improve performance
- Leveraging Cloudflare Pages, Vercel, or similar edge deployment platforms to build fast, scalable front-end applications
- Driving web performance and Core Web Vitals improvements to ensure a best-in-class user experience
- Building accessible and resilient applications with WAI-ARIA best practices and progressive enhancement to ensure accessibility and functionality across all environments
- Improving front-end reliability with tools like Playwright for automated UI testing
- Adopting CSP and other best practices to build secure front-end applications, mitigating risks like XSS, CSRF, and other web vulnerabilities
- Experimenting with Progressive Web Applications (PWAs), service workers, Web Components, and Server-Side Rendering (SSR) to push the web forward
What the job involves
- In this role, you’ll lead our front-end engineering efforts to build a world-class financial services experience for our credit and loan customers
- Working within Avant’s technology organization, you’ll collaborate closely with Product, Design, Data, and Compliance teams to create beautiful, resilient, and accessible user experiences
- Define and drive front-end architecture – Lead the technical vision for web development across the servicing org, ensuring scalability, performance, and maintainability
- Collaborate cross-functionally – Work closely with engineering, product, and design teams to build exceptional customer experiences and improve internal operations
- Elevate Quality and Performance – Champion best practices in testing, accessibility, and performance. Define strategies, implement solutions, and drive adoption across the org to ensure a seamless and high-quality user experience
- Be a hands-on technical leader – Work closely with multiple pods in the servicing org, providing architectural guidance, mentoring engineers, and jumping in to solve complex problems when needed
- Mentor and elevate the team – Share knowledge, conduct code reviews, lead technical discussions, and foster a culture of learning. Act as a thought leader, helping teams stay ahead of industry trends and adopt new technologies where they add value
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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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-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 HQ
River North, Chicago, IL
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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