Data Engineer

Avant Credit Corp ("AvantCredit") is a fast-growing startup that offers tremendous advancement opportunities to its employees. Since its launch in late 2012, AvantCredit, a consumer finance company, has changed the way customers borrow money -- providing them with a new and unique online experience. AvantCredit uses state-of-the-art analytics methods in order to offer its lowest possible interest rates to the widest range of customers. AvantCredit has recently secured $34 million in equity and debt financing to continue to grow at an exponential pace (https://www.avantcredit.com/press). Previously, AvantCredit's founders created the leading international online short-term lender currently employing over 1,000 individuals and generating over $700 million in annual revenue. AvantCredit’s founders have also launched an innovative real estate investment trust that provides affordable housing options in Chicago, Indianapolis and Baltimore with over 8,000 apartments owned and managed.  In addition, several of AvantCredit's founders have participated in the prestigious Y-Combinator startup incubator program in Silicon Valley, the preeminent program of its kind.

You'll report directly to the co-founder/Chief Risk Officer.  You will assist in the implementation of scalable infrastructures for analyzing large real-time datasets.  Furthermore, you will be involved in the effort to deploy interfaces between Ruby on Rails and a back-end service that generates predictions using trained statistical models

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering, computer science, mathematics, statistics, finance or other programming related fields from a top tier school
• Must possess basic knowledge in DB and SQL programming
• Must possess basic knowledge in web and application programming (Ruby, HTML, Javascript, CSS)
• Must be familiar with Object-Oriented Design (OOD) concept
• Ability to identify non-obvious solutions to complex problems
• Programming ability using R, Matlab, Python or other statistical software
• Preferably has a basic understanding in statistics, machine learning modeling techniques
• Preferably is familiar with the concept of test-driven development and code review

• Startup culture with access to work directly with senior management
• Casual dress code
• Free Breakfast and lunches during the week
• Free stocked kitchen and pantry
• Flexible work hours
• BlueCross/BlueShield Medical, Dental, & Vision
• 10 paid days vacation plus a 5 days of paid sick time
• Free cell phone plan
• Great company events and professional growth training opportunities