Software Engineer, Valon Mortgage

New Grad

$130-155k

Salary shown applies to New York City located staff and may differ according to location. + Equity

Entry and Junior level

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

Transforming $25B+ mortgage servicing market with software

Be an early applicant

Transforming $25B+ mortgage servicing market with software

201-500 employees

FintechB2CMortgagesHome improvementFinancial ServicesSaaSSocial Impact

Be an early applicant

$130-155k

Salary shown applies to New York City located staff and may differ according to location. + Equity

Entry and Junior level

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

201-500 employees

FintechB2CMortgagesHome improvementFinancial ServicesSaaSSocial Impact

Company mission

To champion homeowners on their financial journey, as the partner they trust with their home and future.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

0-1 year of software engineering experience building quality software applications at scale
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
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

What the job involves

We are building the AI-native operating system for regulated finance—starting with mortgage servicing. Our system of record powers real operations at national scale, with $100B+ in loans, 500K+ customers, and AI agents executing real workflows
Our engineering team is here to power the software ecosystem to disrupt one of the most outdated and regulated spaces in the financial sector - the mortgage industry
We’ve built out 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
Our problem space is complex, but you’ll get a lot of autonomy so that you can learn quickly, execute effectively, and deliver the highest level of business impact
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

Our take

Valon is attempting to bring smoother, clearer customer service to the often unsophisticated industry of mortgage services. Its cloud-native mobile platform allows borrowers to make payments and manage escrow accounts while avoiding time-consuming call centers, inaccurate information and poorly designed websites. In turn, lenders can use the platform to request API feeds to gather information on customer performance.

The company is aiming to disrupt and bring down the costs in a market that it sees as heavily monopolized, and which is largely devoid of customer-oriented innovation. Currently, mortgage servicing giant Black Knight controls over half of all residential loans in the US, the result of which has seen a 250% increase in servicing costs in the last decade.

Valon's growth so far has been remarkable. The company went from zero contracts in 2019 to $65 billion in mortgages in 2024, with a 400% year-on-year growth. Its remarkable growth attracted over $169 million in funding in 2024. On top of this boost, it has further diversified its capabilities to include servicing government-sponsored home loans from the Federal National Mortgage Association.

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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

B Corporation

Top investors

21% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.9)

Trustpilot (2.8)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)

Oct 2024

$100m

SERIES C

Jul 2024

$69.8m

LATE VC

Total funding: $348.8m

Company benefits

Fully Covered Healthcare Premiums on Zero Deductible Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance Plans
Flexible Sick Days
Equity Packages
Generous Vacation Policy + Multiple Company Holidays
Provided Laptop, Custom Acessories, and Ergonomic Equipment
Commuter Benefits
Paid Parental Leave
Unlimited Snacks and Drinks

Company HQ

Union Square, New York, NY

Leadership

Andrew Wang

(CEO & Co-Founder)

Studied Computer Science at Harvard. Interned as a Software Engineer at The White House, and Google. Was an Analyst at Goldman Sachs. Spent 4 years as a Principal to Soros Fund Management.

Linda Du

(COO)

Studied Computer Science and Statistics at Harvard. Worked at Samlyn Capital and Two Sigma prior to joining Valon.

Jake Mintz

(CPO)

Studied Electrical Engineering at Santa Clara University. Co-founded Bump Technologies which was acquired by Google.

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