InVenture Opportunities

InVenture unleashes the potential of developing entrepreneurs to lift themselves and their communities out of poverty by leveraging mobile technology to create credit scores for unbanked individuals globally. InVenture’s vision is to provide a standardized global credit score for anyone with a mobile phone thereby revolutionizing the financial services sector in emerging markets.

InVenture accepts fellows each year, but the applications are currently closed. However, InVenture currently has two job opportunities open.

Lead Systems Architect – Java/Lamp

  • Location: Los Angeles
  • Type: Full Time
  • Min. Experience: Experienced

Requirements:

  • You’ve used Java in a commercial environment and you’re very knowledgeable about the common frameworks and libraries
  • You have experience with a big data company that has seen fast growth or high volume
  • You’re experienced across multiple programming languages and have grown and managed a team; familiar with agile
  • You can go beyond coding of individual components into architecture and product design: you’ve worked on a large-scale service where you’ve had to figure out architectural, scaling and infrastructure issues.
  • You can talk about examples where you’ve dealt with conceptually difficult product issues, tricky technical work and significant performance challenges
  • Strong academic background in computer science or similarly mathematical/scientific discipline
  • Comfortable crafting complex queries in MySQL

Bonus Points:

  • Entrepreneurial experience. You’ve built something from scratch, know how to work independently and can be effective above all else
  • Specific experience with recommender systems, machine learning, information retrieval, SMS and VOIP technology
  • Experience building and leading a team
  • Passion for increasing access to financial services and literacy

Software Generalist – Java/Lamp

  • Location: Los Angeles
  • Type: Full Time
  • Min. Experience: 2 years

Requirements:

  • You’re experienced across multiple programming languages including JAVA, and have worked in a team; familiar with agile
  • You can talk about examples where you’ve dealt with conceptually difficult product issues, tricky technical work and significant performance challenges
  • Comfortable crafting complex queries in MySQL

Bonus Points:

  • Entrepreneurial experience. You’ve built something from scratch, know how to work independently and can be effective above all else
  • Specific experience with recommender systems, machine learning, information retrieval, SMS and VOIP technology
  • Passion for increasing access to financial services and literacy

If interested in either position, email jon@inventure.org with your resume to get the conversation started.