JOB DESCRIPTION
You'll work directly with the co-founder/CTO and be responsible for assisting in the build out of the existing Ruby on Rails web application stack as well as any future technologies. Tasks will range from frontend to backend work; such as third party service integrations, business logic implementations, CRM buildout, and frontend customer facing web application changes. We are looking for pragmatic generalist programmers who can not only help us execute in building our application, but also have a real say in the technological direction that it goes.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Entrepreneurial and self-driven
- 3 years previous experience with web application frameworks (Rails, Django, Sinatra, etc.), languages (Python, Ruby, PHP), and relational databases (Postgresql, Mysql)
- Knowledge of development tool creation and application architecture design
- Worked with service based architectures in applications, preferably with experience migrating from a monolithic application to service based architecture
- Ruby experience preferred
- Knowledge of Javascript frameworks such as Knockout, Backbone, Angular, or similar preferred
- Experience working with at least 1 web application with significant customer traffic
BENEFITS INFORMATION
Beyond working with some of the best and brightest in the tech space, check out some of our other perks:
Stay Healthy and Snack Often
- To keep you fit, Avant offers great medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage and a variety of affordable gym membership options. To keep you fueled, we stock our kitchens with endless snacks for every appetite and cater lunch daily from the tastiest local spots.
Invest in Yourself
- Hit the books with our education reimbursement initiative and enroll in our generous 401(k) program and we’ll match up to 4% of your annual salary.
Take Time Off
- We take the meaning ‘work hard and play harder’ to heart, which is why we offer unlimited PTO – take the time you need to stay on your A-game.
Join the Community
- We are big on culture at all of our locations – Chicago, LA, and London. Wherever you call home base, you can look forward to Friday night happy hours, volunteer opportunities, team outings, demo days to learn about our newest cutting- edge products, manager Q&A’s to inquire about our upcoming ventures and more