Staff Software Engineer

ABOUT THE COMPANY Valon is building the AI-native operating system for regulated finance, starting with mortgage servicing. We're a Series C company backed by a16z, transforming industries that others have written off as too complex to innovate. Rather than build on top of broken legacy systems, we took a different approach: we built and operate our own mortgage servicing business managing $110+ billion in loans. This wasn't the end goal, it was how we deeply understood the complexity needed to build software that actually works in regulated industries. The results speak for themselves. We've transformed mortgage servicing from a 0% margin business into 60%+ margins while dramatically improving customer experience. Major enterprise contracts are now deploying across the industry. ValonOS is our unified platform that makes every process structured and programmable and it is perfectly positioned for the AI era. When everything flows through one system with rich data, AI agents don't just automate tasks, they continuously improve entire operations. Mortgage servicing is just the beginning of our vision to transform regulated industries and beyond. ENGINEERING AT VALON We are building a world-class engineering team to automate one of the most regulated spaces in the financial sector - the mortgage and housing industry. We come from companies like Google, Facebook, Spotify, Oscar Health, and Twilio. You’ll join a small, tight-knit group of engineers who are developing flexible backend architecture to accurately handle billions of dollars at scale. In addition, our team of engineers is fulfilling Valon’s mission by creating a great user experience to help homeowners manage their mortgages through a platform that delivers new features quickly and with quality. Our tech stack is built on Python, React, Docker, Kubernetes, and Google Cloud Platform. Our headquarters are in New York City, and this year, we’re excited to open a new office in San Francisco. Plus, we fully support remote work! 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 - 7+ years of software engineering experience building quality software applications at scale - Strong communicator - Able to work cross-functionally to balance product and technical requirements - Great at building scalable systems from scratch with a fast turnaround - Experience with one or more of the following: 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 - Compensation: competitive salary with a meaningful stake in the company via equity, and 401k plan. NB: The base salary range reflects multiple levels. We assess level based on a combination of past experience and interview performance - Health & well-being: we’ll invest in your physical and mental well-being with comprehensive medical, dental, & vision benefits - Commuter benefits: We offer pre-tax deductions for public transportation, rideshare services, and parking expenses to make your commute more affordable and convenient - Grow together: Company wide orientation for you to successfully onboard and other learning & development opportunities including regular review cycles that feature 360 degree feedback - Play together: quarterly budgets for team and company outings. Use it for team swag, cooking classes, or team 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 so you can focus your en