Senior Software Engineer, Valon Mortgage

$180-230k

+ Equity

Mid and Senior level
San Francisco Bay Area
Valon Mortgage

Transforming $25B+ mortgage servicing market with software

Open for applications

Valon Mortgage

Transforming $25B+ mortgage servicing market with software

201-500 employees

FintechB2CMortgagesHome improvementFinancial ServicesSaaSSocial Impact

Open for applications

$180-230k

+ Equity

Mid and Senior level
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.

Role

Who you are

  • 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
  • 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

  • Our engineering team is here to power the software ecosystem to disrupt one of the most outdated and regulated spaces in the financial sector - the mortgage industry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

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Insights

B Corporation
Top investors

21% employee growth in 12 months

Company

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

Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)

Oct 2024

$100m

SERIES C

Jul 2024

$69.8m

LATE VC

Total funding: $348.8m

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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