Software Engineer Job at Valon in Town of Tonawanda

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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. Rather than build on top of broken legacy systems, we built and operate our own mortgage servicing business managing $110+ billion in loans. This approach helps us deeply understand the complexity needed to build software that works in regulated industries. The results include transforming 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 is positioned for the AI era. When everything flows through one system with rich data, AI agents can automate tasks and continuously improve entire operations. Mortgage servicing is just the beginning of our vision to transform regulated industries and beyond.

Engineering at Valon Our engineering team powers the software ecosystem to disrupt one of the most outdated and regulated spaces in the financial sector - the mortgage industry.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, but we’re just getting started. At Valon, we want you to do the best work of your life. You’ll be surrounded by a tight-knit community of exceptional people from places like Stripe, Jane Street, Meta, and Google who care deeply about their work and each other. You’ll have a lot of autonomy to learn quickly, execute effectively, and deliver high business impact. Our headquarters are in New York City, and this year we’re opening a new office in San Francisco. We also fully support remote work.

Responsibilities

• Designing and building 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

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Requires 1 year of software engineering experience building quality software applications at scale, including ability to work cross-functionally to balance product and technical requirements, and building scalable systems from scratch with a fast turnaround.
• Experience with one of the following: web application development, mobile application development, building large-scale distributed systems, or infrastructure management.
• Must have legal authority to work in the U.S. EEOE.

Benefits

• Base Compensation Band: $120,000-$200,000. Base salary offered is determined by a number of factors including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and skills.
• This Base Compensation pay range applies to our New York City located staff and may differ according to location.
• Compensation: Competitive salary with a meaningful stake in the company via equity, and 401k plan
• Health & well-being: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Commuter benefits: Pre-tax deductions for public transportation, rideshare services, and parking expenses
• Grow together: Company-wide orientation and learning opportunities including regular review cycles with 360-degree feedback
• Play together: Quarterly budgets for team and company outings
• Generous time off: Flexible paid time off, sick days, and 11 company holidays
• Baby bonding time: 12 weeks off for birthing and non-birthing parents, fully paid

Throughout the interview process, please remember that emails will only be from valon.com emails. We won’t ever be asking for any personally identifiable information during the interview process. Please reach out to talent@valon.com if you have any requests to verify the authenticity of an outreach.

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.