Engineering Manager

About the Company

Valon is building the AI-native operating system for regulated finance starting with mortgage servicing.

Were 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 wasnt 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. Weve 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 dont 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

Our engineering team is here to power the software ecosystem to disrupt one of the most outdated and regulated spaces in the financial sector - the mortgage industry. Weve built out the foundation of a modern mortgage servicing platform that can accurately handle billions of dollars at scale but were just getting started. At Valon we want you to do the best work of your life. Youll 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 youll get a lot of autonomy so that you can learn quickly execute effectively and deliver the highest level of business impact.

Our headquarters are in New York City and this year were excited to open a new office in San Francisco. Plus we fully support remote work!

About the Role

Were looking for an engineering manager to support Valons growing engineering this role youll lead 4 engineers across one or more teams working closely with your reports and partnering with product design and operations to build the future of Valon. Youll empower your team through mentorship defining long term strategy strong technical leadership business acumen and more to ensure maximum impact and business value. Youll also work closely with your peers to set the engineering culture and direction at Valon.

Responsibilities

• You are responsible for ensuring the successful business outcomes of your team.

• Partner with product managers designers and operations to develop and successfully execute the R&D strategy to solve business problems that directly impact homeowners.

• Build and develop an incredibly talented team of driven high performing engineers.

• Set a high standard for your team with strong technical leadership guidance and mentorship. This is a hands-on role that will require some coding and architecture design.

• Define and evangelize new processes to make your team more effective and deliver an outsized impact.

• Push for continuous improvements and innovation using data-driven decisions.

• Partner with other engineering leaders to build a cohesive engineering culture and direction for Valon overall.

Ideal Background

• Tech Lead or Engineering Management experience preferred.

• At least 4 years of software engineering experience.

• Demonstrated track record of building and empowering long lasting teams.

• Experience working in a highly complex and technical environment.

• Experience working in a fast paced and ambiguous startup environment.

• Passion for providing the biggest impact with inventive resource planning.

• Good written and verbal communication skills.

• Demonstrates excellent judgment problem solving and decision making.

Benefits

• Base Salary Range: $190000 - $ salary offered is determined by a number of factors including the candidates 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: well 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 energy on your newest addition

Throughout the interview process please remember that emails will only be from emails. We wont ever be asking for any personally identifiable information during the interview process itself. Please reach out to 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.

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