Engineering Manager | Valon | Remote (United States)
Posted 2025-09-08
Remote, USA
Full Time
Immediate Start
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">About the Company</strong></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Valon’s mission is to empower every homeowner. We believe the journey of home ownership starts when you get your keys, but lasts far beyond. We’re creating a world where home ownership comes with ease, security, and financial know-how. Our growing team of engineers, operators, product enthusiasts, and experienced servicing professionals are leveraging technology to fundamentally improve the homeownership experience. Through mortgage servicing—the process of paying off one’s mortgage—Valon is taking the first step in transforming the industry one homeowner, and lender, at a time.</p>
<h3 class=" text-white font-semibold text-lg mb-2"><strong class=" font-semibold">Engineering at Valon</strong></h3>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Our engineering team is here to power the software ecosystem to disrupt one of the most outdated and regulated spaces in the financial sector – the mortgage industry.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.</p>
<h3 class=" text-white font-semibold text-lg mb-2">About the Role</h3>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">We’re looking for an engineering manager to support Valon’s growing engineering team. In this role, you’ll 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. You’ll empower your team through mentorship, defining long term strategy, strong technical leadership, business acumen, and more to ensure maximum impact and business value. You’ll also work closely with your peers to set the engineering culture and direction at Valon.</p>
<h3 class=" text-white font-semibold text-lg mb-2">Responsibilities</h3>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">You are responsible for ensuring the successful business outcomes of your team.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Partner with product managers, designers, and operations to develop and successfully execute the R&D strategy to solve business problems that directly impact homeowners.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Build and develop an incredibly talented team of driven, high performing engineers.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">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.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Define and evangelize new processes to make your team more effective and deliver an outsized impact.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Push for continuous improvements and innovation using data-driven decisions.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Partner with other engineering leaders to build a cohesive engineering culture and direction for Valon overall.</span></li>
</ul>
<h3 class=" text-white font-semibold text-lg mb-2">Ideal Background</h3>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Tech Lead or Engineering Management experience preferred.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">At least 4+ years of software engineering experience.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Demonstrated track record of building and empowering long lasting teams.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience working in a highly complex and technical environment.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience working in a fast paced and ambiguous startup environment.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Passion for providing the biggest impact with inventive resource planning.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Good written and verbal communication skills.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Demonstrates excellent judgment, problem solving, and decision making.</span></li>
</ul>
<h3 class=" text-white font-semibold text-lg mb-2">Benefits</h3>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200"><strong class=" font-semibold">Base Salary Range</strong>: $190,000 – $240,000</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Compensation: competitive salary with a meaningful stake in the company via equity, and 401k plan</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Health & well-being: we’ll invest in your physical and mental well-being with comprehensive medical, dental, & vision benefits</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Food & meals: in-office snacks and drinks, and a $400 monthly stipend towards your lunches or groceries</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Commuter benefits: We offer pre-tax deductions for public transportation, rideshare services, and parking expenses to make your commute more affordable and convenient.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Grow together: Company wide orientation for you to successfully onboard and other learning & development opportunities including regular review cycles that feature 360 degree feedback</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Play together: quarterly budgets for team and company outings. Use it for team swag, cooking classes, or team dinners!</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Generous time off: flexible paid time off, sick days, and 11 company holidays</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">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</span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">This Base Compensation pay range applies to our New York City located staff and may differ according to location.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">New York Base Compensation Pay Range</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">$190,000—$240,000 USD</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>Throughout the interview process, please remember that emails will only be from</em> <a href="http://valon.com/" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><em>valon.com</em></a> <em>emails. We won’t ever be asking for any personally identifiable information during the interview process itself. Please reach out to talent@valon.com if you have any requests to verify the authenticity of an outreach.</em></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>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.</em></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Valon’s mission is to empower every homeowner. We believe the journey of home ownership starts when you get your keys, but lasts far beyond. We’re creating a world where home ownership comes with ease, security, and financial know-how. Our growing team of engineers, operators, product enthusiasts, and experienced servicing professionals are leveraging technology to fundamentally improve the homeownership experience. Through mortgage servicing—the process of paying off one’s mortgage—Valon is taking the first step in transforming the industry one homeowner, and lender, at a time.</p>
<h3 class=" text-white font-semibold text-lg mb-2"><strong class=" font-semibold">Engineering at Valon</strong></h3>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">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.</p>
<h3 class=" text-white font-semibold text-lg mb-2">About the Role</h3>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">We’re looking for an engineering manager to support Valon’s growing engineering team. In this role, you’ll 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. You’ll empower your team through mentorship, defining long term strategy, strong technical leadership, business acumen, and more to ensure maximum impact and business value. You’ll also work closely with your peers to set the engineering culture and direction at Valon.</p>
<h3 class=" text-white font-semibold text-lg mb-2">Responsibilities</h3>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">You are responsible for ensuring the successful business outcomes of your team.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Partner with product managers, designers, and operations to develop and successfully execute the R&D strategy to solve business problems that directly impact homeowners.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Build and develop an incredibly talented team of driven, high performing engineers.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">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.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Define and evangelize new processes to make your team more effective and deliver an outsized impact.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Push for continuous improvements and innovation using data-driven decisions.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Partner with other engineering leaders to build a cohesive engineering culture and direction for Valon overall.</span></li>
</ul>
<h3 class=" text-white font-semibold text-lg mb-2">Ideal Background</h3>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Tech Lead or Engineering Management experience preferred.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">At least 4+ years of software engineering experience.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Demonstrated track record of building and empowering long lasting teams.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience working in a highly complex and technical environment.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience working in a fast paced and ambiguous startup environment.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Passion for providing the biggest impact with inventive resource planning.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Good written and verbal communication skills.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Demonstrates excellent judgment, problem solving, and decision making.</span></li>
</ul>
<h3 class=" text-white font-semibold text-lg mb-2">Benefits</h3>
<ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6">
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200"><strong class=" font-semibold">Base Salary Range</strong>: $190,000 – $240,000</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Compensation: competitive salary with a meaningful stake in the company via equity, and 401k plan</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Health & well-being: we’ll invest in your physical and mental well-being with comprehensive medical, dental, & vision benefits</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Food & meals: in-office snacks and drinks, and a $400 monthly stipend towards your lunches or groceries</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Commuter benefits: We offer pre-tax deductions for public transportation, rideshare services, and parking expenses to make your commute more affordable and convenient.</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Grow together: Company wide orientation for you to successfully onboard and other learning & development opportunities including regular review cycles that feature 360 degree feedback</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Play together: quarterly budgets for team and company outings. Use it for team swag, cooking classes, or team dinners!</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Generous time off: flexible paid time off, sick days, and 11 company holidays</span></li>
<li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">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</span></li>
</ul>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">This Base Compensation pay range applies to our New York City located staff and may differ according to location.</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">New York Base Compensation Pay Range</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">$190,000—$240,000 USD</p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>Throughout the interview process, please remember that emails will only be from</em> <a href="http://valon.com/" target="_blank" class="break-all font-medium underline hover:opacity-75" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><em>valon.com</em></a> <em>emails. We won’t ever be asking for any personally identifiable information during the interview process itself. Please reach out to talent@valon.com if you have any requests to verify the authenticity of an outreach.</em></p>
<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>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.</em></p>