Company Overview
Avant is a credit-focused financial technology company dedicated to delivering innovative financial solutions—including personal loans and credit cards—designed to meet customers wherever they are on their financial journey. Since our founding in 2012, we’ve helped nearly 3 million customers secure over $8 billion in loans and distributed more than 1 million credit cards.
Backed by more than $600 million in equity capital, Avant has been recognized in leading publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, TechCrunch, Fortune, and Bloomberg for its forward-thinking approach to consumer finance.
At Avant, we’re driven by a meaningful purpose: empowering people to reach their financial goals. Our mission-centered culture puts customers at the heart of everything we do—guided by a commitment to integrity, transparency, and trust. We proudly embrace values such as authenticity, collaboration, proactive problem-solving, customer centricity, and initiative.
If you’re passionate about making a difference, growing your career, and working alongside a team that lives its values, we invite you to join us in helping move financial lives forward.
What You’ll Do at Avant
As a Platform Engineer at Avant, you’ll play a vital role in designing and deploying robust infrastructure solutions using leading cloud platforms such as AWS and Google Cloud. You’ll drive automation and orchestration initiatives to streamline provisioning, deployment, and operations across services and environments.
In collaboration with our software engineering teams, you’ll help shape scalable, reliable, and cost-efficient architectures that support high-performance applications. From optimizing infrastructure and troubleshooting performance issues to monitoring for reliability and efficiency, your contributions will ensure a resilient and agile technology foundation.
You’ll also stay at the forefront of evolving cloud technologies and industry best practices, bringing innovative solutions and continuous improvements to our platform ecosystem.
Why You’re a Great Fit for Avant
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Proficient in modern programming languages such as Python, Ruby, Go, or Bash
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Hands-on experience in platform engineering or related roles with strong cloud computing knowledge
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Deep understanding of infrastructure automation, orchestration, and container technologies (Kubernetes, Karpenter, KEDA)
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Proven expertise in building and managing scalable, highly available public cloud environments
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Strong skills in infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform, Helm, Vault, Ansible, and Spacelift
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Experience supporting diverse technologies including relational and NoSQL databases, caching systems, and message buses
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Skilled in CI/CD pipeline development and GitHub Actions
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Experience migrating workflows and services to modern platforms
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Familiar with observability and monitoring tools (e.g., Datadog, Sentry)
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Knowledge of Databricks for data engineering and analytics, and Airflow for data orchestration
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Solid foundation in networking, security practices, and containerization principles
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Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills
Location and Work Environment
This position is based in our Chicago headquarters at the Merchandise Mart. We believe in the power of in-person collaboration, supported by a hybrid schedule (Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday in-office) that allows flexibility for personal and professional balance.
Compensation
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Base Salary Range: $130,000 – $190,000/year (final offer depends on experience, skills, and qualifications)
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Bonus Eligibility: This role includes annual performance-based incentives
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Note: Compensation may vary if the role level is adjusted to match candidate qualifications
Our Benefits
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Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance options
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401(k) with company match
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Flexible Time Off and Summer Fridays
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Paid Parental Leave, Adoption Assistance, and a post-parental leave ramp-up program
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Hybrid Work Environment (Mon/Tues/Thurs in-office)
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Lunch Allowance (Fooda) and fully stocked in-office snacks
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Fun in-office and virtual team-building events
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Plenty of Avant swag
Why Avant is the Place for You
At Avant, we’re more than a fintech company—we’re a purpose–driven team committed to helping people move forward financially. We’ve built a mission–driven culture that puts customers at the center and values authenticity, collaboration, problem–solving, customer focus, and initiative.