Digital Services Engineering, Avant
Summer Internship
The base salary range for this job is USD $36 - USD $42/ hour
More information about location
3 days a week in office
Personal credit FinTech
Open for applications
Personal credit FinTech
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
The base salary range for this job is USD $36 - USD $42/ hour
More information about location
3 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To move financial lives forward.
Role
Who you are
- You are an undergraduate student majoring in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
- You have an interest in core web technologies (HTML, CSS and JavaScript) and enjoy building cross-platform experiences
- You have used and want to become an expert in modern JavaScript frameworks, such as React, to build interactive user interfaces
- You enjoy working with design teams to craft great user experiences through code
- You are interested in learning new technologies and methods, including using AI tools for software development
- You know the importance of automated testing and are eager to learn different front-end tooling for it
- Experience with or a strong interest in learning any of the following is a plus: React Router, React Native, Cloudflare, Playwright, Modern CSS frameworks, WAI-ARIA, and Core Web Vitals
- We believe that a diverse set of backgrounds and experiences helps us create the most innovative solutions for our customers. We invite you to apply to our positions even if you do not meet 100% of the qualifications listed in the description
What the job involves
- Summer 2026 Internship: Empower Your Future at Avant
- This role is based on our downtown Chicago Office, located in the Merchandise Mart
- Ready to disrupt the status quo of financial services? Join Avant from June 1 to August 21 for an immersive summer experience designed to challenge your thinking and sharpen your skills
- We're looking for an intern to join our Digital Servicing web team! In this role, you’ll work directly as a member of the team to help build out a new world class financial services experience, tying together checking, credit, and loan products. Working within the technology organization at Avant, you'll be working cross-functionally with Product, Design, Data, and Compliance to help build beautiful, resilient and accessible user experiences
- Work with other engineers to write, test, and deploy application code that runs both on the server and the client
- Learn and apply testing best practices to catch bugs early and improve long-term reliability
- Participate in design discussions, peer code reviews, and team meetings across Web, iOS, and Android
- Be a part of a strong culture of ownership, pragmatism, and testing
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.
Steph
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, Chair & CEO)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.
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