Senior Software Engineer

Valon; United States; Hybrid; USD 209,500 - 246,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with equity

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision benefits

Commuter benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible paid time off

12 weeks paid baby bonding time

Job summary

Valon is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join their team in New York or San Francisco, or to work remotely. The successful candidate will have over 4 years of software engineering experience and be skilled in building scalable systems. Responsibilities include designing infrastructure and collaborating with product teams. Valon offers competitive salaries, equity, comprehensive health benefits, and generous paid time off. This role is a great opportunity to disrupt the mortgage servicing industry with innovative technology.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of software engineering experience building quality software applications at scale.
• Strong communicator, able to work cross‑functionally to balance product and technical requirements.
• Experience with web application development, mobile application development, or distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Learn new concepts and technologies quickly and apply them to challenging problems.
• Design and build robust and extensible infrastructure.
• Dive deep to understand the inner workings of a highly complex industry.
• Work with Product and Design to define the best experience for customers.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Strong communication

Building scalable systems

Time-management skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Python

React

Docker

Kubernetes

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

About The Company

Valon is building the AI-native operating system for regulated finance, starting with mortgage servicing. We are a Series C company backed by a16z, transforming industries that others have written off as too complex to innovate. By building and operating our own mortgage servicing business managing $110+ billion in loans, we gained deep understanding of the complexity needed to build software that actually works in regulated industries. Our results have shifted mortgage servicing from a 0% margin business into 60%+ margins while dramatically improving customer experience. Major enterprise contracts are now deploying across the industry.

Engineering at Valon

Our engineering team powers the software ecosystem to disrupt one of the most outdated and regulated spaces in the financial sector – the mortgage industry. We’ve built the foundation of a modern mortgage servicing platform that can accurately handle billions of dollars at scale, and we’re just getting started. At Valon, you’ll work with a close-knit community of exceptional engineers from companies such as Stripe, Jane Street, Meta, and Google. Our tech stack is built on Python, React, Docker, Kubernetes, and Google Cloud Platform. We support remote work and have offices in New York City and an upcoming location in San Francisco.

Location

New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Remote.

Responsibilities

• Learn new concepts and technologies quickly and apply them to challenging problems
• Design and build robust and extensible infrastructure to handle evolving and complex federal, state, and agency regulations
• Dive deep to understand the inner workings of a highly complex industry
• Work with Product and Design to define the best experience for our customers

Ideal Background

• 4+ years of software engineering experience building quality software applications at scale
• Strong communicator, able to work cross‑functionally to balance product and technical requirements
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science preferred
• Great at building scalable systems from scratch with a fast turnaround
• Experience with web application development, mobile application development, building large‑scale distributed systems, or infrastructure management
• Time‑management skills that will maximize efficiency in a fast‑paced startup environment

Benefits

• Competitive salary with meaningful equity stake; 401(k) plan
• Health & well‑being: comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Commuter benefits: pre‑tax deductions for public transportation, rideshare services, and parking expenses
• Growth: company‑wide orientation, learning and development opportunities, and regular review cycles with 360‑degree feedback
• Team spending: quarterly budgets for team and company outings; use for team swag, cooking classes, or dinners
• Generous time off: flexible paid time off, sick days, and 11 company holidays
• Baby bonding time: 12 weeks off for both birthing and non‑birthing parents, fully paid
• Compensation Range: $209.5K – $246.5K

Valon is an equal‑opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. Valon makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.